An Annotated Guide to Over 400 Outstanding
Books, Manuals, Audiovisuals, and Web Sites :
Conflict Transformation, Nonviolence, and Justice
Peace & Justice
Resource Center - PJRC
Help wanted: We are updating
this resource guide, one of our most popular since the late 90s. We would be
grateful for your comments and suggestions of especially useful, timely and
accessible books, AVs web sites -- in particular, the sections on children, youth, peace
studies, intn’l peacemakers, the environment, race,
gender, the arts, religious issues, bibliographies… Send titles
and your rationale to: pjrcbooks@hotmail.com or call 206/349-2501, ext. 3, >1 pm
Contents:
Lawrence Apsey, James Bristol, Karen Eppler, Transforming Power for Peace, booklet of 17 brief stories (AVP,
1990) www.avpusa.org
Robert Cooney and Helen Michalowski, The Power of the People,* richly illustrated photohistory of nonviolence in the
Engage and From Violence to Wholeness,* superb 10-part
discussion and activity programs on the spirituality and practice of nonviolence (Pace
e Bene, ’05, ’97, www.paceebene.org;
FVTW avail from LPF w/supplement, ’01)
Walter
Wink, editor, Peace Is the Way,* the best anthology we’ve seen (Orbis, 2000); and The
Powers That Be,* wonderful stories, insight, and vision on Christian
nonviolence, perfect for group study (Doubleday, ‘98).
Roger Fisher and William Ury, Getting
to Yes,** well-written, widely-used survey; less helpful on
power issues (Penguin, ‘94); manual avail.
John Paul Lederach, The Little Book of Conflict Transformation,** fine
overview by an unusually experienced, thoughtful practitioner
Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent
Communication, A Language of Compassion,* insightful and creative exploration (Puddle Dancer, ‘03)
Carolyn Schrock-Shenk and Lawrence Ressler, Making Peace With
Conflict, biblically grounded and practical anthology (Herald, ‘99)
Deborah Tannen, You
Just Don't Understand,** eye-opening, very readable
book on gender and communication (Ballantine, ‘90)
When You Disagree...audio
tapes and manual for 10-session class for churches on conflict resolution (Mennonite Conciliation Service)
others: Barry Bartel, Communication
Skills and Conflict Resolution, good
10-session curriculum (Faith & Life Press); Peter Breggin, Beyond Conflict (St, Martin's, ‘92); Ellen Flanders, et al, Alternatives
to Violence: AVP
workshops are among the best; John
Lawyer and Neil Katz, Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills (Kendall/Hunt); Mennonite Conciliation Service, Mediation Training Manual; Brian Muldoon, The Heart of Conflict (Perigee, ‘96); James Schellenberg, Conflict Resolution, valuable survey of research and practice (SUNY,
‘96); Peter Steinke, Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times and Healthy Congregations (Alban, ‘06, ‘07); see also the PJRC workshop “How to Be a Bridge in a World Full
of Walls.”
Peace
& Justi ce Resource
Center,
A Force More Powerful, inspiring
stories of Gandhi, Nashville, South Africa, Denmark, Chile, Poland show the
effectiveness of nonviolence; film/PBS/classroom
versions (free study
guides: kzill@weta.com)
Where There is Hatred, nonviolent social change in Eastern Europe, the
Creating Peace; Getting Along; Young Peacemakers, and many other useful videos (borrow free from Church World Service,
800/297-1516)
True Colors, hidden camera follows black and white young men to explore both
subtle and unsubtle effects of race in the U.S. (ABC Prime Time)
video stores: Coming
Home, Eyes
on the Prize, Gandhi,
Long Walk Home, Romero, Schindler's
List, Weapons of the Spirit... see also our annotated “Films for Exploring Peace &
Justice Themes” (PJRC, 94…06)
Center for Media Literacy, fine videos and discussion helps for
parents and young people on media violence (800/226-9494, www.medialit.org)
Families Creating a Circle of Peace,* pledge of
nonviolence, resources, e-news, videos... (Parenting for Peace
& Justice, 314/533-4445, www.ipj-ppj.org)
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano, Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill, eloquent call to action on media violence (Crown, ‘99)
Marshall Rosenberg, “Raising Children Compassionately,”*
“Hearing the Yes in the No,” others, among the best materials (www.cnvc.org);
Patty Wipfler, Quality
Time,* Listening Effectively to Children,* Setting Limits,* Playlistening*…insightful,
practical (www.handinhandparenting.org)
others: Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Families Valued,* putting
children's needs first (Friendship, ‘96); Tom Hampson and Loretta
Whalen, Tales of the Heart, superb
manual (Friendship, ‘97) Sambhava and Josette Luvmour, Everyone Wins, 150 cooperative
games (New Society, ‘90); William Martin, Parent’s Tao Te Ching (Marlowe, ’99); James & Kathy McGinnis, Parenting
for Peace and Justice: 10 Years Later, very useful (Orbis, ‘90); Michael True, Ordinary People: Family
Life and Global Values (23rd Publications); Susanne Wichert, Keeping the Peace, conflict ed. for preschoolers (New Society); Peacemaking for Young People (PJRC)
AFSC, Help Increase the Peace dynamic, engaging, highly participatory training program to learn nonviolent skills; trainers
in 19 states (’04, manual is $30, 12-minute video rents for $5;
AFSC, 410/323-7200, ichico@afsc.org)
Susan G. Fitzell, Free the Children,* fine conflict education manual for children and youth; useful quotes, activities (New Society, 1997)
Paul Loeb, Generation at the Crossroads,* revealing and insightful
interviews build a hopeful perspective on youth today (Rutgers,
‘94)
Fiona Macbeth and Nic Fine, Playing With
Fire: Creative Conflict Resolution for
Young Adults, superb activities (New
Society, ‘95)
Cornelia Penner, Games That Byte:
Helping Youth Evaluate Computer Games, a full curriculum (Faith &
Life Press)
others: Alan Creighton with Paul Kivel, Helping Teens Stop Violence: A Practi-cal Guide for Counselors, Educators & Parents (Hunter House, 94); Lynn Duvall, Respecting
Our Differences, award-winning book written for youth (Free
Spirit, 94); Glen Gersmehl, et al, Resources on
Violence & Conflict Transformation, (PJRC, 96); Bidge McDay, Training for Non-violent Action for H.S. Students (Friends Peace
Com); Jim McGinnis, Helping Teens Care (Crossroad); Peacemaking for Young People** packet (LPF)
Center for Media Literacy, fine videos and discussion helps for
parents and young people on media violence (800/226-9494, www.medialit.org)
Classroom Pledge of Nonviolence,* curricula, videos, school packages, e-newsletter... (Institute for Peace & Justice, 314/533-4445, www.ipj-ppj.org)
Conflict Resolution and Prevention programs: mediation,
social skills, anti-bullying guided discipline; Partners
in Learning enhancing school climate, student support (Educators for Social Responsibility, www.esrnational.org)
PeaceWorks conflict resolution and mediation
curricula for schools, peacemaking skills, research summaries (www.peaceeducation.com)
Sarah Pirtle, Discovery Time
for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, a superb manual of
activities, K-8 (CCRC, ‘99)
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program well
researched and designed program (Educators
for Social Responsibility, www.esrnational.org)
Marshall Rosenberg, Life-Enriching Education, proven process & skills for reducing
conflict, improving learning climate (PDP, ’03, www.cnvc.org)
Fran Schmidt and Alice Friedman, Peacemaking Skills for
Little Kids, Fighting Fair, and other first rate manuals
and audiovisuals for children and teachers (Peace Education Foundation,
305/576-5075)
others: Jan Arnow, Teaching
Peace* (Berkley, ‘95); Children’s Creative Re-sponse to Conflict, The Friendly Classroom for a Small Planet (New Society, ‘88); Ruth Fletcher, Teaching Peace (Harper,
’86); Stephanie Judson, Manual on Nonviolence and Children (New
Society, ‘84); Linda Lantieri and Janet Patti, Waging
Peace in Our Schools,* (Beacon, ‘96); Enid Lee, et al, Beyond Heroes and
Holidays, race (NECA, ‘98); Tom Hampson and Loretta
Whalen, Tales of the Heart, superb
manual (Friendship, ‘97); Merry Merryfield and
Richard Remy, eds, Teaching About
Inter-national Conflict and Peace (SUNY, 95); Sambhava and Josette Luvmour, Everyone Wins, 150 cooperative games (New Society,
‘90); Susanne Wichert, Keeping the Peace, conflict
ed. for preschoolers (New Society); Peacemaking for Young People (PJRC)
Maurianne Adams, et al, eds., Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, a goldmine
of curriculum ideas and resources (Routledge, 1997) David P. Barash, ed., Approaches to Peace, a good
reader (Oxford, ‘02) Barash also wrote Introduction to Peace Studies (Wadsworth,
‘91); also, Jennifer Turpin and Lester Kurtz The
Web of Violence (Illinois, ‘97)
Daniel Thomas and Michael Klare, eds., Peace and World Order
Studies: A Curriculum Guide, hundreds of syllabai (Westview, ‘96)
Jennifer Turpin and Lois Ann Loretzen,
ed., Gendered New World Order: Militarism, Development & the
Environment (Routledge, ’96)
Stephen Zunes et
al, Nonviolent Social Movements, an out-standing survey of
examples around the world (Blackwell, 1999)
Global Directory of Peace
Studies Programs,** (PJSA, ’06); Birgit Brock-Utne, Feminist Perspectives on …Peace Education (Pergamon, ‘89); Alice Frazer Evans, et al, Pedagogies
for the Non-Poor (Orbis, ‘’89); David M. Johnson, ed., Justice
and Peace Education, articles on various university subject areas (Orbis,
‘87); Clive Jones and Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, eds., International Security
in a Global Age (Cass, ’00); Michael Klare and Daniel Thomas, eds., World
Security (St. Martin's, ‘02); Ronald
McCarthy and Gene Sharp, Nonviolent Action: A
Research Guide, cases from around the world (Garland, ‘97); Anatol Rapoport, The Origins of Violence (Paragon, ‘89) and Peace (Michigan, ‘92); see also bibliog.s page 5; www.peacejusticestudies.org/index.php
Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall, A
Force More Powerful,** well-devel-oped case studies on successful nonviolent struggles (
Joan Bondurant, Conquest of Violence,** an unusually clear and
penetrating exploration of Gandhi's genius (
Staughton and Alice Lynd, eds., Nonviolence in America,* a fine anthology, with a superb historical
introduction (Orbis, ‘95)
Pam McAllister, ed., Reweaving the Web of Life,** stimulating, incisive
anthology on women and nonviolence (New
Society, ‘82)
Resource Manual of Decade for Peace activities and resources: superb! (FOR,
‘00, 180 pages); Directory of Nonviolence Trainers, dozens of listings (FOR, ’01: 845-358-4601, for@forusa.org www.forusa.org)
Walter Wink, Engaging the Powers,* exceptionally insightful volume with many fascinating stories and examples (Augsburg Fortress, ‘92)
others: Elise Boulding, Cultures of Peace, fine essays (Syracuse, ‘00); George Lakey, Powerful Peacemaking* by the respected nonviolence trainer (New Society, ‘87); Selwyn Bruyn and P.M. Rayman,
eds., Nonviolent
Action and Social Change, very good (Irvington,
‘81); Colman McCarthy, I’d
Rather Teach Peace (Orbis, ’02), All of
One Peace, essays (Rutgers, ‘94); Michael Nagler, Is There No Other Way (Berkeley
Hills,’01), America Without Violence* (Island, ‘82); Chaiwat Satha-Anand and Michael True, eds., Frontiers of Nonviolence (available from
PJSA); Jonathan Schell, The Unconquerable
World, (Holt,’03); Gene
Sharp, Politics of Nonviolent Action,* comprehensive on both theory and practice (Porter Sargent, ‘72, 3 vols); Mulford Sibley, ed., Quiet Battle*; Weinberg, ed., Instead of Violence*;
PJRC bibliog., www.nonviolence.org
Richard Deats, Martin Luther
King, Jr.: Spirit Led Prophet, a brief, well-written biography (
Flip Schulke and Penelope McPhee, King Remembered,* illustrated history with text
of a key King essay on nonviolence (Pocket
Books, ‘86)
Taylor Branch, Parting the Waters* and Pillar of Fire,* fine account of King and the
civil rights movement (Simon & Schuster, 1988, 1998)
James Cone, Martin,
Malcolm and
Eknath Easwaran, Gandhi
the Man,* fine illustrated overview (Nilgiri, ‘97); Stanley Wolpert, Gandhi’s
Passion* (
Thomas Merton, ed., Gandhi
on Nonviolence* brief quotes with a superb introduction by
Merton (New Directions, ‘64); Homer Jack, ed., The Gandhi Reader* (Grove, ‘94); Louis
Fischer, ed., The Essential Gandhi* (Vintage, ‘62)
Joan Bondurant, Conquest of Violence* (
Irwin Abrams, ed., The Words of Peace,* inspiring selections from speeches of Nobel Peace Laureates (rev. ed., Newmarket, 2000)
Jeffrey Hopkins, The Art of Peace: Nobel
Peace Laureates discuss Human Rights, Conflict and Reconciliation, including Desmond Tutu, Oscar Arias, Betty Williams, the Dalai Lama… (Snow
Lion, ‘00)
Aung San Suu Kyi, The Voice of Hope,* conversations on truth and reconciliation, freedom and the force of love
(Seven Stories Press, ‘97) and Freedom from Fear,* essays
and speeches (Penguin, ‘95)
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, The Vision of Peace: Faith and
Hope in Northern Ireland, essays edited by John Dear (Orbis, ‘99)
Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom,* autobiography (Little Brown, ‘94) Desmond
Tutu, The Rainbow People of God,* moving sermons
and essays (Doubleday, ‘93), No Future Without Forgiveness,* on
also: The Dalai
Lama, Ethics for the New Millennium; Adolpho Perez Esquivel, Christ in a Poncho, Mother Teresa, various
volumes, Elie Wiesel, Memoirs …
Catherine Ingram, In the Footsteps of Gandhi:
Conversations with Spiritual Social Activists,* thoughtful interviews (Parallax,
1990)
Mary Ann Luke, ed., Pilgrims and Seekers, 27 profiles of peace and justice activists and heroes (Pax Christi, ‘90)
Pam McAllister, You Can’t Kill the
Spirit,** and This
Michael True, To Construct
Peace and Justice Seekers, Peace Makers, 30 fine portraits of peace and justice heroes (23rd Public., ‘85, ‘92)
Wall of Hope kit*, 100 brief, inspiring stories of peace and justice heroes and movements; everything a class or group needs to create their own "Wall of Hope" display: a version is on
the web at: www.salsa.net/peace
others: Joan Chittister, Passion for Life (Crossrd, ‘98); Charles deBenedetti, Peace Heroes (Indiana, ‘86); Milton Meltzer, Ain't Gonna Study War No More* (Harper, ‘85); Jim Wallis and
Joyce Hollyday, A Cloud of Witnesses, peace hero profiles (Orbis, ‘91); Kathryn Watterston, Not By the Sword* (S&S,
‘93); Fred Wilcox, Uncommon
Martyrs, on Plowshares (Addison
Wesley, ‘91); book-length accounts on Aung San Suu Kyi,*
Dan & Phillip Berrigan,* Dietrich Bonhoeffer,* Cesar Chavez,* Dorothy Day,* David Dellinger,* Jean Donovan, Muriel Lester, John Lewis,* Thomas Merton,* A.J.Muste,
Rosa Parks,* Wm Penn, Helen Prejean,* Oscar Romero, Andrew Young,* PJRC
bibliog.
Robert Cooney and Helen Michalowski, Power of the People* a wonder-ful illustrated history of nonviolence in the US covering a remarkable number of the key events, leaders,
and thinkers (New Society, 1987)
David Halberstam, The Children,* young people trained in F.O.R. leader Jim Lawson's nonviolence workshops
in 60's Nashville (Random Hs, ‘98)
Vincent Harding, Hope and History:
Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement,* very helpful essays (Orbis, ‘90)
Bill Moyer, et al, Doing Democracy, an insightful perspective on social movement organizing and how change takes
place (New Society, ‘01)
Stephen Zunes et
al, Nonviolent Social Movements, an out-standing survey of
examples around the world (Blackwell, ‘99)
Charles Chatfield, American
Peace Movements (Twayne,
‘92); Charles deBenedetti, Peace Reform in American History* (Indiana, ‘80); Lauren Kessler, After
All These Years* (Thunders Mouth, ‘90); Todd Gittlin, The
Sixties,* good overview (Bantam,‘87); Arthur Laffin,
Anne Montgomery, Swords into Plowshares,* (Harper, ‘87); Roger
Powers, William Vogele, eds., Protest, Power,
and Change, encyclo-pedia of nonviolent action (Garland, ‘97);
James Tracy, Direct Action, valuable survey
(Chicago); Juan Williams, Eyes on the
Prize,* on civil
rights (Blackside, ‘87); Larry Wittner, The
Struggle Against the Bomb, 3 superb volumes (Stanford, ’93 …‘98); Howard Zinn, People's History of the U.S.,* (Harper,
‘85); “Social Movements for Justice
& Peace”* (PJRC).
People Building Peace: 35 Inspiring
Stories from Around the World (ECCP,
IFOR, 1999, avail. from Fellowship of Reconciliation); Kerry Kennedy Cuomo and
Eddie Adams, Speak Truth to Power, 50 profiles and photos
of human rights activists around the world (Crown, ‘00); Stephen Zunes, et al, Nonviolent Social Movements (Blackwell, ‘99)
Asia --- Eknath Easwaran, A Man to Match His Mountains, hero of nonviolence in Islam (Nilgiri, ‘86); Sister
Chan Khong, Learning True Love,* social change in Vietnam (Parallax, ‘93); Douglas Ellwood, Toward a Theology of People Power, on the
nonviolent movement in the Philippines that toppled the dictator Marcos (New Day)
Africa --- Eric
Berman and Katie Sams, Peacekeeping in Africa (UNDIR,
’00); Diana
Russell, Lives of Courage,* (Basic, ‘89); Bill
Sutherland and Matt Meyer, Guns and Gandhi in Africa, fine
exploration of nonviolent options (Africa World
Press, ‘00); Walter Wink, Violence and Nonviolence in South Africa, influential (New Society, ‘86)
Europe --- Victoria
Barnett, For the Soul of the People: Protestant Protest Against Hitler, well-researched (
Latin America --- Philip McManus and Gerald Schlabach, eds., Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent
Action in Latin America,* a superb anthology (New Society, ‘91); Ed Nolan, Witness for Peace,* a key group (W/JKP, ‘91); Christian Smith, Resisting Reagan a good overview (Chicago, ‘96); Michelle Tooley, Voices of the Voiceless (Herald ‘97)
Middle East --- Hannah Ashrawi, This Side of Peace,* Palestinian human
rights activist (Simon & Schuster, ‘95); Graeme MacQueen, ed., Unarmed Forces: Nonviolent Action in … the Middle
East (Science for Peace, ‘92); Simona Sharoni, Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict (Syracuse, ‘95); Stephen Zunes, Tinderbox (Common Courage,’03)
Gregory Baum and Harold Wells, eds., Reconciliation
of Peoples, an important and insightful global anthology (Orbis, 1997)
Ho-Won Jeong, Peace and
Conflict Studies and Conflict Resolution: Dynamics, Process and
Structure excellent surveys (Ashgate, ’00, ’99)
George
Lopez and Nancy Myers, eds., Peace & Security, a fine anthol-ogy from The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Rowman & Littlefield, ‘97)
Kumar Rupesinghe, Civil Wars, Civil Peace: An Introduction to Conflict Resolution: emphasizes third-party mediation, preventive diplomacy, and other hopeful
trends (Pluto Press, ‘98)
Glen Stassen,
ed., Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War, an important, stimulating anthology (Pilgrim, ’98)
Walter Wink, When the Powers Fall:
Reconciliation in the Healing of Nations, an insightful study (AugsburgFortress, ‘98)
others: Michael
Beer, ed., A Peace Team Reader (Nonviolence International, ‘93), Robert J. Burrowes, The Strategy of Nonviolent Defense: A Gandhian Approach (SUNY, 96); Liam Mahony and Luis Enrique Eguren, Unarmed
Bodyguards, on human rights accompaniment (Kumarian Press, ‘97); John Paul Lederach, Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies (USIP, ‘97), Preparing
for Peace (Syracuse, ‘96); Journey
Toward Reconciliation, a personal perspective (Herald,
’99); Judith Presler and Sally Scholz,
eds., Peacemaking (Rodopi, ’00); Erwin Schmidl, ed., Peace Operations Between War and Peace (Cass, ’00); J.
Milburn Thompson, Justice and Peace: A Christian Primer (Orbis, 97); William Zartman, ed., Preventive Neg-otiation (Carnegie,’01);
PJRC bibliog.; www.fpif.org www.globalpolicy.org, www.ips-dc.org; www.oneworld.org www.peacebrigades.org
David Beckmann and Arthur Simon, Grace at the Table stories and perspective on ending hunger (Paulist, 1999) www.bread.org
Kevin Danaher and Roger Burbach, ed., Globalize This! 26
brief essays on facing globalization (Common
Courage, ‘00) www.globalexchange.org
David Korten, When Corporations
Rule the World, noted Harvard prof and development expert’s remarkably compelling
analysis (Kumarian, ‘01)
Frances Moore Lappe, et al, World
Hunger: Twelve Myths (Grove, ’98)
Cindy Moe Lobeda, Healing a
Broken World, excellent (Fortress, 02)
Mike Prokosch and Laura Raymond, Global
Activist’s Manual,* good analysis, great stories of (Thunder
Mount/Nation Pr, ‘02) www.ufenet.org
Jeffry D. Sachs, The End of Poverty, outstanding overview of root
causes, current strategies, and solutions to poverty (Penguin, 05)
film: The Girl in the Café, The Constant Gardner, Life
and Debt; videos: Proclaim Jubilee, Global Village…Global Pillage; CDs: Hunger & Devel.* (PJRC); Hunger Has a Cure; www.bread.org www.jubileeusa.org www.one.org www.citizen.org www.globalexchange.org www.interaction.org
Jerry Aaker, Partners With the Poor (Friendship, ‘93); Karen L. Bloomquist, The Dream Betrayed (AugsburgFortress, ’90); Bread for the World Institute annual: fine analyses, case studies; Chuck
Collins, F. Yeskel, UFE, Econ. Apartheid in
America (New Press,’00); Pamela Couture, Blessed Are the
Poor? (Abingdon,’93); Enoch Oglesby, Born in the Fire (Pilgrim, ‘90); William Greider, One
World Ready or Not,* insightful, well-written survey (S&S, ’97);
Naomi Klein, No Logo (‘00); Paul Krugman, The Great Unravelling (Norton, ’03); Jerry Mander,
ed., Case Against the Global Economy,* APSA best book
(Sierra Club, ’96); Paul Parker, ed., Standing With the Poor, Pilgrim,
’92); Dean Ritz, ed., Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy (Apex, ‘01);
William Tabb, Unequal Partners, (New Press, ’02); Neva Welton, Linda Wolf, Global Uprising (New
Society,’01); Robert Wuthnow, ed., Rethinking Materialism (Eerdmans, ’95) www.oxfam.org http://foodfirst.org
Lester Brown, et al, State of the World and Vital Signs (Norton, annuals)
John B.Cobb, Sustainability:
Economics, Ecology, Justice (Orbis, ‘95)
Daniel Faber, The Struggle for Ecological Democracy, with essays by leading scholars and activists
(
Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (Rodale, ‘06)
book, DVD
Larry Rasmussen, Earth Community, Earth Ethics, classic (Orbis, ‘96)
Michael Schut, ed., Simpler
Living, Compassionate Life,* very good (Living
Good News, ‘99, www.earthministry.org);
others: Robert
Bullard, Unequal Protection, race & envir. justice (Sierra Club,‘94); Ernest Callenbach, Ecology, A Pocket Guide (
On simple living: Cecile Andrews, The Circle of Simplicity* (Harper
Collins, 1997); Duane Elgin, Voluntary Simplicity* (Wm
Morrow, ‘81); Goldian Vanden Broeck, Less is More (Inner Traditions, ‘96); www.SimpleLiving.org
Crossing the Racial Divide and America's Original Sin, very
useful discussion guides on race (Sojourner's magazine)
Joe Barndt, Dismantling Racism, an excellent guide by the director of Crossroads ministries (AugsburgFortress, ‘91)
Paul Kivel, Uprooting Racism, How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, insightful and
practical (New Society, ‘02)
Patricia Raybon, My First White
Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness,* moving and helpful (Viking, ‘96)
Cooper Thompson, Emmett Robert Schaefer, and Harry Brod, White Men Challenging Racism: 35 Personal
Stories (Duke, ‘03)
others: Danny D. Collum, Black and White Together (Orbis, ‘96); Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Reconciliation:
Our Greatest Challenge, Our Only Hope (Judson, ‘97); Samuel
Freedman, Upon This Rock: Miracles of a Black Church* (HarperCollins,
‘93); Justo Gonzales, Out of Every Tribe and Nation (Abingdon); Judy H. Katz, White Awareness,* useful exercises (Oklahoma, ‘78); Eric H.F.Law, The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb:
Spirituality of Leadership in a Multicultural Community (Chalice); Park, Racial Conflict and Healing (Orbis, ‘96); Ronald Takaki, A
Different Mirror, multicultural America (Little Brown, ’93); Cornel West, Restoring
Hope,* Race Matters*..., brilliant essays (Beacon, ‘93); Cecil
Williams, No Hiding Place,* community empowerment (HarperSF, ‘92) www.naacp.org www.lhra.org
Jean Bethke Elshtain and Sheila Tobias, eds., Women, Militarism and War, exceptionally
discerning (Rowman &
Littlefield, 1990)
Cynthia Enloe, Maneuvers:..Militarizing Women’s Lives* (California, ‘00); Bananas, Beaches, and Bases* (Pandora, ‘89), Does Khaki Become
You,* important insights (South
End, ‘83)
Pam McAllister, ed., Reweaving the Web of Life,* an incisive, thoughtful anthology on women and nonviolence (New Society,
‘82)
K. Louise Schmidt, Transforming Abuse, nonviolent responses to abuse against women & children (New Society, ‘95); Michael Paymar, Violent No More,* helping men end domestic abuse (Hunter
House);
Dorothee Soelle, Creative
Disobedience, (Pilgrim ’95) Of War and Love,* (Orbis, ‘83), On Earth as in Heaven..*: provocative essays (Fortress, ‘94)
others: Harriet
H. Alonso, Peace as a Women‘s Issue (Syracuse, ’93); Elise Boulding, The Underside of History (Westview,
’76, rev. ‘93); Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence, superb domestic abuse curriculum, videos, www.cpsdv.org; Alice Cook, Gwyn Kirk, Greenham Women Every-where* (South End, ‘83); Miriam Cooke & Angela Woollacott,
eds., Gendering War Talk* (Princeton, ‘93); Jean Bethke Elshtain, Women and
War (Basic, ‘57); Carrie Foster, The Women and the Warriors, on WILPF (Syracuse, ‘95), Gioseffi, Women
on War,* Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On
Killing (Little Brown, 95); Suzanne Braun
Levine, Father Courage (Harcourt, ’00); Jill Liddington,
Sybil Oldfield, Women Against the Iron Fist* (Basil Blackwell); Betty Reardon, Sexism and the
War System (Columbia Tchrs Col, ‘84); Olga Silverstein, Beth Rashbaum, Courage to Raise Good Men* (Viking Penguin, 94); www.wilpf.org
Alternatives to Violence basic manual, second level (AVP, 2002, ’05) outstanding weekend workshop,
training for trainers, www.avpusa.org
Kim Bobo, Jackie Kendall, Steve Max, Organizing
for Social Change,* a fine community organizing manual (Seven
Locks, 3rd edition, 2001)
John Castil, Democracy
in Small Groups,* an unusually perceptive and practical volume (New
Society, ‘95)
George Lakey, Grassroots and
Nonprofit Leadership, a fine book by an outstanding nonviolence trainer (New
Society Press, ‘95)
Keshavan Nair, A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the Life of Gandhi* develops many useful insights (Berrett-Koehler,
‘95)
Randi Shaw, The
Activist's Handbook, very insightful (Calif., ‘01)
others: Center for
Conflict Resolution, Manual for Group Facilitators (CCR, ‘77);
Virginia Coover, et al, Resource Manual for a
Living Revolution,* exercises (New Soc, ‘77); Stephen Covey, Principle-Centered
Leadership* (Simon & Schuster, ‘90); Ed Hedemann,
ed., War Resisters League Organizers Manual* (WRL, ‘81); V.A. Howard and J.H. Barton, Thinking Together, effective meetings (Morrow, ‘92); Si Kahn, Organizing* (NASW, ‘91); Sam Kaner,
et al, Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making (New
Society); Edgar Stoesz & Chester Raber, Doing Good Better (Good Books, ‘97); Lee
Staples, Roots to Power (Praeger, ‘84); Sharon Welch, Communities of Resistance (Orbis); www.paceebene.org www.avpusa.org www.cnvc.org www.forusa.org www.trainingforchange.org see also PJRC on Leadership
Carolyn Forche, ed., Against
Forgetting: Twentieth Century Poetry of Witness,* wide-ranging, insight-filled global anthology (Norton,
’93)
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman & Gloria DeGaetano, Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill, eloquent call to action on media violence (Crown, 99)
Sam Hamill, ed., Poets Against The War (Thunder’s
Mouth/Nation, ’03)
Ingrid Rogers, ed., Swords Into Plowshares: A Collection
of Plays About Peace and Social Justice (Brethren
Press, ‘83)
Pete Seeger & Bob Reiser, Everybody Says Freedom: History of
the Civil Rights Movement in Song and Pictures** (Norton, ‘89)
Michael True, An Energy Field More Intense Than War: The
Non-violent Tradition and American Literature, very useful (
others: Center for Media Literacy, videos, disc. helps, www.medialit.org Terry
Christensen, Reel Politics, U.S. political movies (Basil
Blackwell, ‘87); Marcy Darnovsky,
Epstein, and Flacks, eds., Cultural Politics and Social Movements (Temple, ‘95); R. Serge Denisoff, Sing a Song
of Social Significance (Bowling Gr, ‘83);
Nina Felshin, But Is It Art? art as
activism,* Bay '95; Glen Gersmehl, ed., Words
Among America* poetry(PJRC,
‘69,72); Todd Gittlin,
ed., Campfires of the Resistance,* Bobbs-Merrill,
‘71); Penney Kome…, eds., Peace, A Dream Unfolding* (Sierra Club, ‘86); Betty LaDuke, Companeras: Women, Art, & Social Change in
Latin America (City Lights, ‘85); Mark O'Brien and Craig Little, eds., Reimaging America: the Arts of Social Change* (New Society,
‘90); Richard S. Street, Organizing for Our Lives: New Voices from Rural Communities* photo essay (New Sage, ‘93); Deborah Wye, Committed to Print* social and political themes in recent
American printed art* (Museum of Mod. Art, ‘88); www.syrculturalworkers.org
Robert Herr and Judy Zimmerman Herr, editors, Transforming
Violence, fine essays on peacemaking, local to global (Herald,
‘98)
Lutheran Peace Fellowship,
resources and workshops on nonviolence, conflict transformation, world hunger…( www.LutheranPeace.org)
Angie O’Gorman, ed., The Universe Bends Toward Justice, A
Reader in Christian Nonviolence,* a fine survey (New
Society, ‘90)
Donald Shriver, An Ethic for Enemies:
Forgiveness in Politics,* an exceptionally insightful, unpretentious, and
lucid study (Oxford, ‘95)
Paul Wee, American Destiny & the
Calling of the Church (Augs-burgFortress,
‘06), a useful brief survey
Walter Wink, The Powers That Be* pathbreaking,
readable exploration of Christian nonviolence Engaging the Powers,* more detailed; Jesus and Nonviolence adds insight on activism (AugsburgFortr, ’98, ’92, ‘02) Jesus Third Way, video
on Wink’s approach to shalom (www.forusa.org)
John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus,* very well-written and compelling study of nonviolence in Luke (Eerdmans, rev. ed., ‘96)
others: Roland Bainton, Christian
Attitudes Toward War and Peace,* superb, inspiring survey (Abingdon, ‘60); Daniel Buttry, Peace Ministry: A Handbook for Local Churches, (Judson, ‘95); John Dear, The
God of Peace (Orbis, ‘94); Disarming
the Heart (Paulist, ‘93), and other
useful books... James Douglass, The Nonviolent Coming of God *(Orbis, ‘91), Stanley Hauerwas, et al, Wisdom of the Cross (Eerdmans, ’99); Jim McGinnis, Journey Into
Compassion* (Crossroad, ‘89); Charles
Marsh, The Beloved Community (Basic, ’05); Thomas Merton, The
Nonviolent Alternative* (Farrar,
‘80); William Miller, Nonviolence:
A Christian Interpretation* (Schocken, ‘66), Henri Nouwen,
Road to Peace (Orbis, ’98); Ronald Sider, Nonviolence (Word, ‘89); Glen Stassen, Just
Peace-making, a fine survey (W/JKP, ‘92); Susan Thistlethwaite, Just Peace Church (UC, ’87);
Gerard Vanderhar, Active Nonviolence and Enemies and How to Love Them (23rd Publ.); John
Howard Yoder, When War Is Unjust,* superb just war inquiry (Orbis, ‘96), www.sojo.net www.LutheranPeace.org www.afsc.org www.KairosAction.org
biblical: Walter Brueggemann, Living Toward a Vision: Biblical
reflections on shalom...(United Church Press, ‘84), To Act Justly,
Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly (Paulist)...and other works; Robert Hamerton-Kelly, The Gospel and the Sacred, Rene Girard applied to the gospel
of Mark (AugsburgFortress); William
Klassen, Love of Enemies (Fortress, ‘84); Ulrich Mauser, The Gospel of Peace (W/JKP, ’92);
Richard McSorley, The New Testament
Basis of Peacemaking, good overview (Herald,
‘79); Ched Meyers,
et al, Say, to This Mountain, Mark on discipleship
(Orbis, ‘97) short version of his Binding the
Strong Man (Orbis, ‘94)
prayer, worship: Walter Brueggemann, Praying the Psalms (SMP, ‘82);
Joan Chittister, The Psalms and Songs of Joy (Crossroad, ’95,’97); Gary Davidson, editor, Banquet of Praise: 300 prayers, hymns, litanies... (Bread for the World,
‘90, www.bread.org); Geoffrey Duncan, Timeless
Prayers for Peace (Pilgrim, ’03); Marian Wright Edelman, editor, Guide My Feet,* prayers and meditations on
working with children (Beacon, ‘95); Anthony Gittins, Heart of Prayer:
African, Jewish and Biblical Prayers (Collins); Bill Kellerman, Seasons
of Faith and Conscience, on worship
(Orbis, 91); Mary
Lou Kownacki, ed., Fire of Peace prayers (Pax Christi, ’92); Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love,*
sermons (Augsburg, ‘65/’81); LPF, Peace
Worship Resources,* sixty
pages of prayers, songs, sermons, and full services (Lutheran
Peace Fellowship); Jim McGinnis, Call
to Peace: 52 meditations on the Family Pledge of Nonviolence (Liguori, ‘98), Journey
Into Compassion, thoughtful and practical (Crossroads, ‘93);
Henri Nouwen, Show Me the Way (Crossroad, ’92); Cindy Pile, editor, Our Prayers Rise Like Incense, fifty liturgies on peace and justice
themes (Pax Christi, ‘98); James
Brockman, ed., The Violence of Love (Harper, ‘98) and Voice
of the Voiceless (Orbis, ’83), selections
from sermons of Oscar Romero; Mary Schram, Extravagant
Love* (Augsburg); William Shannon, Seeds of Peace: Contemplation
and Nonviolence (Crossroad, ‘96); Desmond Tutu, ed., African Prayer Book (Doubleday, ‘95); Brian Wren, Bread of
Tomorrow (Orbis)
Daniel Smith-Christopher, Subverting Hatred: The
Challenge of Non-violence in Religious Traditions with essays on nine traditions (Orbis, 1998); Denise Carmody and John Carmody, Peace and Justice in the World’s Religions, a helpful
survey (Paulist Press,
‘88)
Paul Loeb, Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a
Cynical Time,* encouraging lives of activism, courage,
spirituality (St. Martin’s, ’99)
Bernie Glassman, Bearing Witness: A Zen Master’s Lessons
in Making Peace,* inspiring (
Thich Nhat Hanh, Love in Action* (Parallax,
’93); Touching Peace,* Peace
in Every Step*...(Bantam, ‘92) by the beloved Buddhist teacher
Murray Polner and Naomi Goodman, eds., The Challenge of Shalom: The Jewish
Tradition of Peace, 45 essays (NSP, ‘94); www.shalomcenter.org
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, The Nonviolent Crescent; 2 essays; Mahendra Kumar, ed., Nonviolence, Contemporary Issues
and Challenges, 4 essays (South Asia Books, ‘94); Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, Islam and World
Peace (Fellowship, ‘87); www.cair-net.org, www.mpf.org
Morihei Ueshiba, The Art of Peace,* stimulating insights on conflict and compassion by the founder of Aikido (Shambhala, ‘92); Richard
Heckler, ed., Aikido and the New Warrior, 18 essays (North
Atlantic, ‘85)
others: The Dalai Lama,
et al, A Policy of Kindness* (Snow Lion, ‘90); Fred Eppsteiner,
ed., The Path of Compassion* on
Socially Engaged Buddhism (Parallax, ‘88); Haim Gordon and Leonard Grob, Educating for Peace: Testimonies from World Religions (Orbis, ‘87); Ignatius Jesudasan, A Gandhian Theology of Liberation (Orbis, ‘84); Arnold Kotler, ed., Engaged Buddhism Reader (Parallax, ‘97); Bruce Lawrence, Shattering
the Myth: Islam Beyond Violence (Princeton, ’98); Pandit Tiganuit, Yoga on War and Peace (Himalayan
Institute); see also PJRC bibliography
Irwin Abrams, ed., The Words of Peace,* inspiring
selections from speeches of Nobel Peace Laureates (
Richard Deats, How to Keep
Laughing... humor from around the world on peace themes (Fellowship of Reconciliation, ‘99)
Coretta Scott King, ed., The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion,* a wonderful collection of quotations (St. Martin's,
‘93)
Thomas Merton, ed., Gandhi on Nonviolence,* brief quotations, with a thoughtful
introduction by Merton (New Directions, ‘64)
others: Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd, ed., In Our Own Words, African-America quota-tions (Avon); Eknath Easwaran, Words to
Live By,* 365 quotes & meditations (Nilgiri, ‘90); Stuart Lord… eds., Common Good, Common
Ground: Building Commitment and Community (PP, ’99)Pax Christi, Peacemaking, Day by Day, 2 superb
volumes of quotes; (PC, ’85 & ’89) Pax Christi
has published booklets of quotes of Berrigan, Day, Jegen, King, Merton, Vanderhar... The Words of Desmond Tutu (Newmarket Press, ’89); PJRC and LPF, Nonviolence Cards 8 cards with quotes from King, Gandhi, Bonhoeffer, Women peacemakers...
Especially
useful sources of alternative perspectives:
www.alternet.org Commentaries from publications in Europe,
www.commondreams.org Lots of great commentary and visioning
www.sojo.net Analysis,
interviews, religious perspective, links, humor
www.fpif.org Foreign
Policy in Focus “think tank without walls”
other helpful sites: www.truthout.org www.zmag.org www.thenation.org
Many of the above books contain helpful
bibliographies; many of the above web sites contain helpful lists of links to
other sources.
PJRC annotated bibliographies and data bases include: Sources for the
Wall of Hope: peace
and justice throughout history, 180 titles Peacemaking
for Young People, 100 titles; Economic Justice, 50 titles; Social Movements for Justice and Peace, 1600 titles: Peace and
Justice Activists and Heroes, 300 titles; Nonviolence, 100 titles; Justice, Peace and Spirituality, 350 titles; Peace Education, Organizing, and Training, 180
titles; The Arts and Social Change, 250 titles; Foreign
Policy, 200 titles.
Comments and suggestions on this list are greatly
appreciated.
We’d be delighted to benefit from your experience using
these
and other resources. Contact information in the box at right:
Other recommended
bibliographies: Ronald McCarthy and Gene Sharp, Nonviolent Action:
A Research Guide, a
very comprehensive effort (Garland); April
Carter, et al, Nonviolent Action: A Selected
Bibliography, 400 titles (Housmans, ‘70); Charles Howlett, The
American Peace Movement, 1600 titles (G.K.Hall, ‘91); G.I. Stevens, Videos...
on Diversity (American Library Assoc.)
About the PJRC
Founded
in 1977, the Peace & Justice Resource Center serves teachers, scholars, libraries, and activists with five services:
1. resource library of 12,300 especially useful books, manuals,
videos…
2. analyses and bibliographies on nonviolence, conflict transformation, peace heroes,
proliferation, racial and economic justice, other topics
4. support and assistance to
libraries and resource centers, e.g.
work-shops and resources for libraries and conferences around the
5. workshops and videos on nonviolence, conflict transformation, vision of Martin
Luther King, Jr., peace heroes, economic justice, etc.
for more info about PJRC services and
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web sites
we’re thinking of adding:
children,
parenting, and schools: www.peace-ed.org, www.rethinkingschools.org, www.childrensdefense.org,
action: www.unitedforpeace.org, www.declarationofpeace.org
economic justice: www.iccr.org, www.ufenet.org, www.ifg.org
media issues, civil liberties: www.aclu.org, www.fair.org, www.publicintegrity.org, www.bordc.org, www.medialit.org
prejudice reduction: www.cair.org, www.antiracism.net, www.civilrights.org, www.paulkivel.com
human rights: www.hrw.org, www.amnestyusa.org, http://responsibilitytoprotect.org
politics and democracy: www.publicintegrity.org, www.citizen.org, www.commoncause.org, www.publiccampaign.org
military policy: www.nationalpriorities.org, www.worldpolicy.org
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