Resources

Theological and Liturgical

McLure, John S. The Roundtable Pulpit: Where Leadership and Preaching Meet (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995).

Thomas Porter, ed. Conflict and Communion: Reconciliation and Restorative Justice and Christ’s Table (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2006).

Rose, Lucy Atkinson. Sharing the Word: Preaching in the Roundtable Church (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1997).

Russell, Letty M. Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretation of the Church (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993).

On Restorative Justice and Circle Processes

Christina Baldwin, Calling the Circle (Swan-Raven 1994).

Jean Shinoda Bolen, The Millionth Circle – How to Change Ourselves and the World – The Essential Guide to Women’s Circles (Conari Press 1999).

Judie Bopp, Michael Bopp, Lee Brown & Phil Lane, The Sacred Tree (Lotus Light Pub. 1989).

Katie Day. Difficult Conversations: Taking Risks, Acting with Integrity (Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 2001).

Beverley Engel, Women Circling The Earth: A Guide To Fostering Community, Healing And Empowerment (Health Communications 2000).

Charles Garfield, Cindy Spring & Sedonia Cahill, Wisdom Circles: A Guide to Self-Discovery and Community Building in Small Groups (Hyperion 1998).

John Paul Lederach. The Little Book of Conflict Transformation (Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2003).

Thomas Porter. The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation: Creating a Culture of JustPeace (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2010).

Kay Pranis, Barry Stuart & Mark Wedge, Peacemaking Circles: From Crime To Community (St. Paul: Living Justice Press, 2003).

Kay Pranis, The Little Book of Circle Processes ((Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2005).

Rupert Ross. Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice (Toronto: Penguin, 2006).

Howard Zehr. The Little Book of Restorative Justice (Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2002).

Jack Zimmerman & Virginia Coyle, The Way of Council (Bramble Books 1996).

On the Web:

Hamline University School of Law Dispute Resolution Institute. (With an ongoing wide-ranging bibliography on restorative justice). http://law.hamline.edu.

Harvard Negotiation Project on Difficult Conversations. Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA 02138. www.pon.harvard.edu.

JustPeace — the United Methodist Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation. 100 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC  20002. www.justpeaceumc.org.

Marcia McFee: Creating Worship with Deep Soul www.marciamcfee.com

Public Conversations Project. 46 Kondazian St., Watertown, MA 02472. www.publicconversations.org.

Real Justice: A Program of the International Institute for Restorative Practices. www.realjustice.org.

Everyday Democracy: Ideas and Tools for Community Change (Formerly the Study Circles Resource Center). www.everyday-democracy.org.