I think my understanding of reconciliation has been shaped through three main lenses: academic, practical, and spiritual. Academically, I studied theories of reconciliation while doing my Master’s in Conflict Analysis & Resolution. John Paul Lederach was of course a biggee here. I recall reading about his describing reconciliation as the place where Justice, Peace, Truth,… Continue reading How do I understand reconciliation…
I had a nagging hunch that something was missing. I noticed how focused I could be on trying to experience God in the future that I failed to notice God in the present. In the midst of doing too much, not seemingly doing anything very well, wondering where it any of it was going or… Continue reading Remember
When asked who most shaped my understanding of reconciliation my answer is: the Revd Canon Paul Oestreicher. I was privileged to meet him when he was invited to Munich to speak about Coventry Cathedral’s Community of the Cross of Nails to members of the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft, which my father headed at the time. Then (and… Continue reading Cross of Nails
My college life centered around a Wednesday ritual: staying up past midnight finalizing the week’s edition of our student newspaper. Sometimes I was editing copy, or designed the page layouts or translated the content into our website. The other days of the week, I assigned stories, wrote copy, or photographed campus events. In this work,… Continue reading The pull towards peace journalism
I was 12 when my mum was diagnosed with cancer. For 10 years she lived with cancer, and she lived with dignity, rarely complaining, people would not have known. She was someone who drew people to her, who had the rare gift of really listening, of knowing you deeply and understanding what you needed and… Continue reading My Relationship with Cancer
