1. On Stating the Problem and Thesis
2. On Touching the Moral Imagination: Four Stories
3. On This Moment: Turning Points
4. On Simplicity and Complexity: Finding the Essence of
Peacebuilding
5. On Peace Accords: Image of a Line in Time
6. On the Gift of Pessimism: Insights from the Geographies of
Violence
7. On Aesthetuics: The Art of Social Change
8. On Space: Life in the Web
9. On Mass and Movement: The Theory of the Critical Yeast
10. On Web Watching: Finding the Soul of Place
11. On Serendipity: The Gift of Accidental Sagacity
12. On Time: The Past That Lies before Us
13. On Pied Pipers: Imagination and Creativity
14. On Vocation: The Mystery of Risk
15. On Conclusions: The Imperative of the Moral Imagination
John Paul Lederach is one of the world's foremost experts on
peacebuilding and reconciliation. He is Professor of International
Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace
Studies at the University of Notre Dame and Distinguished Scholar
at Eastern Mennonite University's Conflict Transformation Program.
Among his many books are The Journey Toward Reconciliation (1999)
and Building Peace: Sustainable
Reconciliation in Divided Societies (1997).
"Today the telecommunications and transport revolution has made the
world a smaller place offering both an opportunity and challenge to
the major leading countries to come together to shape the world,
overcome violence and create a peaceful global community. John Paul
Lederach presents a powerful case for the use of the moral
imagination in rising to this challenge, thus creating authentic
new possibilities. This book provides a valuable contribution
to
peacebuilding literature and I welcome it wholeheartedly." --John
Hume, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace
"This is a wonderful book it resonated, provoked and exhilarated
me, challenging me to think very carefully and deeply about why
peace builders do what they do. It also offers some profound
compass points for direction which may help to keep many of us sane
and focused in the midst of the chaos and violence that so often
makes up our world." --Mari Fitzduff, Brandeis University
"The Moral Imagination is an eloquent and personal meditation on
the challenge of peacebuilding by one of the fields most insightful
theorists and practitioners. Professor Lederach correctly observes
that the years following the tragedy of September 11, 2001,
represent a precious opportunity to address underlying cycles of
violence and insecurity, locally and globally. It will take courage
and creativity, but it is an opportunity we must not let pass
us by."--Jimmy Carter, Chairman, The Carter Center
"Much exists in the conflict resolution literature about method and
technique, little about art and soul. John Paul Lederach, a
theorist of great insight who also happens to be a practitioner of
high skill, brings us deep into his own process of learning--and
the results are marvelous. He offers us a rich fare of insights,
stories and metaphors that captivate the moral imagination this
world so badly needs. Consider this book a precious treat!"
--William
Ury, co-author of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without
Giving In and author of The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can
Stop
"In its depth of wisdom regarding the dynamics of soul, spirit and
society that lead good people to become effective practitioners of
conflict transformation in war zones, The Moral Imagination could
serve as the magnificent capstone to a life's work. The thrilling
fact, however, is that Lederach stands not at the end but at the
midpoint of a remarkable journey of conciliation, peacebuilding and
ethical reflection. This book is a milestone in that
journey; there is nothing quite like it in the literature of social
change, peace and conflict studies, theology, ethics, and
spirituality--for it weaves those disciplines together into a
seamless, riveting
whole."--R. Scott Appleby, Professor of History and John M. Regan,
Jr. Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies, University of Notre Dame
"In The Moral Imagination, John Paul Lederach has written an
inspiring and uplifting book that goes straight to the heart of
what is required to bring a change in a destructive cycle of
violence, to alter an oppressive social relationship, or to
understand the foundation of an intractable conflict. Lederach uses
the tools of natural science, poetry, folk lore, and physics, as
well the wisdom of people who have exhibited courage in the face of
violence,
to consider the essence of effective peacemaking. This is a book
that will help deepen the thinking and the peacemaking practice of
all who read it."--Bernard Mayer, author of Beyond Neutrality:
Confronting
the Crisis in Conflict Resolution
"Peacemaking is about imagining what seems impossible in the midst
of conflict. It is about discerning and stretching the moment of
opportunity. This is a superb book, offering theory born in
practice and best practices grounded in critical theory. It raises
problems and suggests solutions. The work of activists, scholars
and practitioners in conflict transformation and peacemaking who
read this book will be profoundly influenced by it."--Charles
Villa-Vicencio, Executive Director, Institute for Justice and
Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa
"Anyone who feels the call of peacemaking should read this book and
reflect deeply." --The Mennonite Quarterly Review
"Lederach develops a theology of mediation and the divergent,
unpredictable, but always intensly human pathways conflict
resolution can take. Read this book. Read it slowly and carefully.
Savor it. There aren't many others like it." --ACRESOLUTION
"Today the telecommunications and transport revolution has made the
world a smaller place offering both an opportunity and challenge to
the major leading countries to come together to shape the world,
overcome violence and create a peaceful global community. John Paul
Lederach presents a powerful case for the use of the moral
imagination in rising to this challenge, thus creating authentic
new possibilities. This book provides a valuable contribution
to
peacebuilding literature and I welcome it wholeheartedly." --John
Hume, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace
"The Moral Imagination is an eloquent and personal meditation on
the challenge of peacebuilding by one of the fields most insightful
theorists and practitioners. Professor Lederach correctly observes
that the years following the tragedy of September 11, 2001,
represent a precious opportunity to address underlying cycles of
violence and insecurity, locally and globally. It will take courage
and creativity, but it is an opportunity we must not let pass
us by."--Jimmy Carter, Chairman, The Carter Center
"Much exists in the conflict resolution literature about method and
technique, little about art and soul. John Paul Lederach, a
theorist of great insight who also happens to be a practitioner of
high skill, brings us deep into his own process of learning--and
the results are marvelous. He offers us a rich fare of insights,
stories and metaphors that captivate the moral imagination this
world so badly needs. Consider this book a precious treat!"
--William
Ury, co-author of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without
Giving In and author of The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can
Stop
"In its depth of wisdom regarding the dynamics of soul, spirit and
society that lead good people to become effective practitioners of
conflict transformation in war zones, The Moral Imagination could
serve as the magnificent capstone to a life's work. The thrilling
fact, however, is that Lederach stands not at the end but at the
midpoint of a remarkable journey of conciliation, peacebuilding and
ethical reflection. This book is a milestone in that
journey; there is nothing quite like it in the literature of social
change, peace and conflict studies, theology, ethics, and
spirituality--for it weaves those disciplines together into a
seamless, riveting
whole."--R. Scott Appleby, Professor of History and John M. Regan,
Jr. Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies, University of Notre Dame
"This is a wonderful book it resonated, provoked and exhilarated
me, challenging me to think very carefully and deeply about why
peace builders do what they do. It also offers some profound
compass points for direction which may help to keep many of us sane
and focused in the midst of the chaos and violence that so often
makes up our world." --Mari Fitzduff, Brandeis University
"In The Moral Imagination, John Paul Lederach has written an
inspiring and uplifting book that goes straight to the heart of
what is required to bring a change in a destructive cycle of
violence, to alter an oppressive social relationship, or to
understand the foundation of an intractable conflict. Lederach uses
the tools of natural science, poetry, folk lore, and physics, as
well the wisdom of people who have exhibited courage in the face of
violence,
to consider the essence of effective peacemaking. This is a book
that will help deepen the thinking and the peacemaking practice of
all who read it. --Bernard Mayer, author of Beyond Neutrality:
Confronting
the Crisis in Conflict Resolution
"Peacemaking is about imagining what seems impossible in the midst
of conflict. It is about discerning and stretching the moment of
opportunity. This is a superb book, offering theory born in
practice and best practices grounded in critical theory. It raises
problems and suggests solutions. The work of activists, scholars
and practitioners in conflict transformation and peacemaking who
read this book will be profoundly influenced by it."--Charles
Villa-Vicencio, Executive Director, Institute for Justice and
Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa
"Anyone who feels the call of peacemaking should read this book and
reflect deeply." --The Mennonite Quarterly Review
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