PRIMERS
These books are listed at the end of Peace is our BirthRight.
If you cannot find them locally you can buy them from Amazon here:
Basic elements for creating a movement…
The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
(Boston: Little Brown & Company, 2000).
People making a difference…
Brave Hearts Rebel Spirits, by Brooke Shelby Biggs
(North Beach, Maine: Red Wheel–Weiser Inc., 2003).
Young people making a difference…
It’s Our World, Too!, by Phillip Hoose
(Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1993).
Every citizen can make a difference…
Soul of a Citizen, by Paul Rogat Loeb
(New York: St. Martins Griffin, 1999).
How faith-based organizations are changing lives,
neighborhoods and America…
Faith Works, by Jim Wallis
(Berkeley, CA: PageMill Press, 2000).
Natural organizational processes…
A Simpler Way, by Margaret Wheatley
(San Fransisco: Berrett-Koehler Publisher, 1996).
Aspects of active faith leadership…
Servant Leadership, by Robert K. Greenleaf
(Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1991).
A particular technique for organizing and acting…
Open Space Technology, by Harrison Owen
(San Fransisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1997).
A deeper look at the cycle of violence
and human intervention towards peace…
The Powers That Be, by Walter Wink
(New York: Doubleday, 1998).
An assessment of violent behavior throughout faith traditions
and the great potential for healing found in religion…
When Religion Becomes Evil, by Charles Kimball
(New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2002).
Teaching stories of nonviolence as experienced by a grandson…
Legacy of Love, by Arun Gandhi
(El Sobrante, CA: North Bay Books, 2003).
The History of Nonviolence
Nonviolence: twenty-five lessons from the history of a dangerous idea,
by Mark Kurlansky
(New York: Modern Library, 2006)