Featured Book

Travelling the Road of Peace and Happiness - transforming conflict into creative conflict

By Bob Myers.

A must-read book for any adult who was a child, or for anyone in contact with a child learning to be an adult.

Available as h/copy or ebook. For more information, or to purchase, go to www.roadofpeace.com


Nonviolence | Peacemaking


Abuelaish, Izzeldin.  I Shall Not Hate (Bloomsbury, 2010)

Ackerman, P., Duvall, J. A Force More Powerful: A century of nonviolent conflict (NY: St Martin’s Press, 2000)

Amstutz, L.S., Mullet, J.H. The little book of Restorative Discipline for Schools (Good Books, 2005)

Andrews, Dave. The Jihad of Jesus: The Sacred Nonviolent Struggle for Justice (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2015)

Bailie, G. Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads (NY: Crossroad Publishing, 2002)

Borg, M.J., Crossan, J.D. The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus’s Final Week in Jerusalem (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2006)

Chopra, D. Peace is the Way: Bringing war and violence to an end  (Harmony Books, 2005)

Dear, J. Jesus the Rebel: Bearer of God’s Peace and Justice

(Sheed and Ward, 2000)

Dennis, M. [et al.] St. Francis and the Foolishness of God (NY: Orbis Books, 1993)

Easwaran, Eknath. Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, a Man to Match His Mountains

(Nilgiri Press, 1984)

Girard, R. Violence and the Sacred (London: Continuum, 2005)

Hanh, Tich Nhat. Being Peace (Rider, 1992)

Hanh, Tich Nhat. Peace is every step: The path of mindfulness in everyday life. (London: Rider, 1991).

Kirwan, M. Discovering Girard (London: Dartman, Longman, and Todd, 2004)

Macy, Joanna & Chris Johnstone. Active Hope: how to face the mess we’re in without going crazy. (2012)

May, Gerald G.  The Wisdom of Wilderness: Experience the healing power of nature.  (New York: Harper Collins 2006)

Nagler, M. Is There No Other Way?: The Search for a Nonviolent Future

(Berkeley Hills Books, 2001)

O’Gorman, A. The Universe Bends Towards Justice: A Reader on Christian Nonviolence in the U.S. (News Society Publishers, 1990)

Owen, H. The Practice of Peace (Open Space Institutes, 2003)

Richard, A.J. Roots of Violence in the U.S. Culture (Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1999)

Richard Rohr article: “What is Behind Hate?” (Radical Grace, Vol 13, no2, April 2000)

Also in his book: Hope Against Darkness, 2001 (St Anthony Messenger Press)

Rohr, R. Jesus’ Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount

(St. Anthony Messanger Press, 1996)

Rosenberg, M.B. Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What you say next will change your world (PuddleDancer Press, 2005)

Rosenberg, M.B. Practical Spirituality: Reflections on the spiritual basis of non-violent communication (PuddleDancer Press, 2004)

Rosenberg, M.B. The Heart of Social Change: How you can make a difference in your world (PuddleDancer Press, 2005)

Rosenberg, M.B. The Surprising Purpose of Anger: Beyond Anger Management

(PuddleDancer Press, 2005)

Rynne, Terrence J. Gandhi & Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books)

Sacks, Rabbi Jonathan. To Heal A Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility (Schocken Books, 2005)

Sacks, Rabbi Jonathan. The Dignity of Difference:  How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations. London: Continuum, 2002.

Wink, W. Peace Is The Way: Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of Reconciliation (NY: Orbis Books, 2000)

Wink, W. Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way (Fortress Press, 2003)

Wink, W. The Powers That Be: Theology for a new Millennium (NY: Doubleday, 1998)


Nonviolence | Inner work


Brach, Tara.  Radical Acceptance.  See www.tarabrach.com

Cain, Susan.  Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking.

Dallett, Janet. Listening to the Rhino: Violence and healing in a scientific age

De Mello, A., Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality (NY: Image Books, 1990)

Elgin, Duane. Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a way of life that is outwardly simple, inwardly rich. (New York: Quill. 1993 Revised Edition)

 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Transformed Mind: Reflections on Truth, Love and Happiness (Hodder and Stoughton, 2000)

Hollis, J., Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding our darker selves (NY: Gotham Books, 2007)

Hollis, J., Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life (Gotham Books, 2006)

Johnson, R.A. Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for personal growth (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1986)

Johnson, R.A. Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1991)

Linn, D., Linn,S.F., & Linn, M., Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives you Life (1995)

Moore, T. Care of the Soul (NY: HarperCollins, 1992)

Moore, T. Original Self  (NY: HarperCollins, 2000)

Moore, T. The Soul’s Religion: Cultivating a Profoundly Spiritual Way of Life (NY: HarperCollins, 2002)

Murphy, Susan. Upside-Down Zen: finding the marvellous in the ordinary (Wisdom Publications, 2006)

O’Donohue, J. Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom From the Celtic World (Bantam Press, 1998)

O’Donohue, J. To Bless the Space Between Us (Doubleday, 2008)

Palmer, P.J. A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Towards an Undivided Life (Jossey-Bass, 2004)

Palmer, P.J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation (Jossey-Bass, 2000)

Pearce, J.C. The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit (Park Street Press, 2002)

Pearce, J.C. The Crack in the Cosmic Egg: New Constructs of Mind and Reality (Park Street Press, 2002)

Pearce, J.C. The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of Spirit (Park Street Press, 2007)

Tutu, Desmond & Mpho. The Book of Forgiving: the fourfold path for healing ourselves and our world. (William Collins, 2014)

Whitehead, J.D. and E.E. Shadows of the Heart: A Spirituality of the Negative Emotions (NY: Crossroad,1994)


NONVIOLENCE | organisations/culture


Hopkins, B. Just Schools: A Whole School Approach to Restorative Justice (Jessica Kingsley Pubs, UK, 2004)

Kahane, Adam. Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change (Berrett-Kohler, 2010)

Kirwan, M. Discovering Girard (Darton, Longman and Todd, 2004)

Lederach, J.P. The Little Book of Conflict Transformation (Good Books, 2003)

Lederach, J.P. The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace (Oxford University Press, 2005)

Owen, H. The Power of Spirit: How Organisations Transform (Berret-Koehler, 2000)

 Owen, H. The Spirit of Leadership: Liberating the Leader in each of us (Berrett-Koehler, 1999)

Owen, H. Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self Organising World (Oct 2008)

Rosenberg, M. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Puddledancer Press, 2003)

Vardey, Lucinda (ed). God in all worlds: An anthology of contemporary spiritual writings. (Alexandria SA: Millennium Books, 1995)

Zehr, H. The Little Book of Restorative Justice (Good Books, 2002)