The Art of Peace: From “Conflict Resolution” to “Conflict Transformation”

Be sure to visit the On Being Blog and listen to Krista Tippett’s most recent interview with John Paul Lederach as he talks about his work in conflict transformation.

As we’ve mentioned in a previous blog post, from when he was on Krista Tippett’s program last time, Lederach who is now a professor of conflict transformation at Notre Dame, was part of the design team for this organization and argued successfully at its inception for its name to be “JustPeace”.

Below is from the introduction on the On Being blog:

John Paul Lederach is one of the most esteemed names in conflict mediation in the world today. He is also Mennonite, an icon of this tradtion that passionately embarces the biblical command to “be peacemakers.” In our conversation in “The Art of Peace” he calls his work “conflict transformation” rather than the more commonly used term of “conflict resolution.” Across three decades, in over 25 countries on five continents, he has sought to help people transform their relationships with their enemies.”

The interview is well worth your time.  You can listen by clicking here and/or read the transcript of the interview here.