Matthew Legge

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Are We Done Fighting?

Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division

Unfounded beliefs and hateful political and social divisions that can cascade into violence are threatening to pull the world apart. Responding to fear and aggression strategically and with … 352 View
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About Quakers and the Author

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The author explains who Quakers are, and their longstanding interest in responding to violence with peace. The Quaker perspective of the author has informed many of the examples of the book. 3 $0.30 Add
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Introduction

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The author explains that he saw a need for a practical, skills-oriented book on peacebuilding. 4 $0.40 Add
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Using this Book

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This chapter lays out the structure behind the book and how it intends to guide readers toward actions that individuals can take through many practice activities that are best done in a study … 6 $0.60 Add
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Section 1

Peace and Power

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This section page describes the goals of the section to understand forms of power and skills related to understanding problems. 1 $0.10 Add
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What Peace is Not

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This chapter shows the reader that on our journey to understand peace and help it spread, we need to understand more about ourselves and what motivates us to do the things we do. In order to … 11 $1.10 Add
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Us and Others

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This chapter explores how we react to others different from us and studies on how we can begin to perceive others as less different and threatening. The chapter concludes with tips to feel and … 14 $1.40 Add
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Power-over

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This chapter starts with a look at the assumed relationship between power and violence, and introduces and dissects a concept called power-over. Power-over is rooted in violence or punishment, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Power-with and Power-from-within

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The author describes characteristics of power-with, and offers tips on how it can be recognized and developed in different contexts. The chapter concludes with the introduction of a third type of … 14 $1.40 Add
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Process and Change

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This chapter considers how we form judgments about others. It also points out the importance of allowing processes to take their time to unfold. The chapter concludes with tips and activities to … 9 $0.90 Add
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Section 2

Communication Skills

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This page introduces the section on Communication Skills and their role in the peace process. 1 $0.10 Add
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Firm Belief

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This chapter examines how holding firm beliefs and worldviews are related to identity formation, and how this process is amplified in the age of the internet. The author points out that ideas … 26 $2.60 Add
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Treating Emotions with Care

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This chapter builds from the last, guiding the reader to conduct a belief-changing conversation with sensitivity and care to make the opening to other ideas as comfortable as possible. He offers … 15 $1.50 Add
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Communication

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The author examines what is known about how people tend to communicate and offers tips and perspectives on how to increase understanding and reduce tension, including an explanation of the … 17 $1.70 Add
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Conflict

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This chapter is intended to help the reader make sense of conflicts, offering conflict analysis tools and perspectives. There are substantial tips, exercises and case studies in this chapter. 12 $1.20 Add
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Section 3

Violence and Interpersonal Peace

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This page outlines the following chapters about the impacts of violence, and how peace can emerge amid violence. 1 $0.10 Add