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Books
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Explore books and writings that draw from Christian theology, pastoral practice, and the broader field of conflict transformation. These resources equip leaders and learners to pursue justice, restoration, and community flourishing in the way of Jesus.


  • Claiming the Courageous Middle

    Shirley Mullen

    A Christian theological framework for the work of “middle space” drawn from the Old and New Testaments.

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  • Escaping Enemy Mode: How Our Brains Unite or Divide Us

    Dr. Jim Wilder

    Longtime author and “neuro-theologian”, Dr. Jim Wilder, explains how the brain develops enemy mode and what it takes to get the brain to “refriend”.

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  • Learning to Disagree

    John Inazu

    The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences With Empathy and Respect

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  • Not In It To Win It: Why choosing sides sidelines the Church.

    Andy Stanley

    A book that attempts so answer the question: “Is it possible to disagree politically and love unconditionally?”

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  • Reckoning With Power

    David E. Fitch

    Why the Church Fail When It’s On The Wrong Side of Power

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  • Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0

    Brenda Stalter McNeil

    Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness, and Justice.

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  • The Moral Imagination: The Art & Soul of Building Peace

    John Paul Lederach

    How do we transcend the cycles of violence that bewitch our human community while still living in them? A major figure in the field shows us the way.

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  • The Spirit of Our Politics

    Michael Wear

    The case for a new paradigm of political involvement rooted in the teachings of Jesus and drawing insights from Dallas Willard’s approach to spiritual formation.

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  • The Little Book of Conflict Transformation

    John Paul Lederach

    A guide that emphasizes the importance of building relationships and social structures through a radical respect for human rights and life.

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  • Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World

    Richard J. Mouw

    In Uncommon Decency, Richard Mouw forges a model of Christian civil conversation, even with those we might disagree with.

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