Just Peace Resources
Just Peace Ethic, A short introduction and framework
A Just Peace Ethic Primer: Breaking Cycles of Violence and Building Sustainable Peace (2020), edited by Eli McCarthy. Includes case studies such as environmental justice in the U.S., immigration in the U.S., South Sudan, Iraq, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador and the Philippines.
Sample Case applications of a just peace approach:
– Gaza (Inkstick, 2023), Gaza (National Catholic Reporter, 2024)
– Ukraine (Jesuit Conversations, 2022), Accompaniment in Ukraine (Journal of Catholic Social Thought, 2023)
– Boko Haram (Journal of Interreligious Studies, 2024)
– Immigration in the United States (Just Peace Primer, 2020)
– ISIS (Huffington Post, 2014); ISIS (Just Peace Primer, 2020)
– Iran (The Hill, 2019)
– Syria (Global Day of Action resource, 2016)
– Nuclear Weapons (America Magazine, 2015)
– Armed Drones (U.S. conference of religious institutes, 2013)
Additional Resources:
– Just War as a Theory, Just Peace as a Virtue, by Lisa Sowle Cahill (Studies in Christian Ethics, 2024)
– A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (ed. Fernando Enns +, 2023)
– Public Health and National Security (Responsible Statecraft, 2020); Global Health and Security Strategy (Political Theology, 2020)
– Just Peace Ethic panel: “A Manual for Escaping our Vicious Cycles” by Gerald Schlabach, “The Changing Vision of Just Peace in Catholic Social Teaching” by Lisa Cahill, and “A Virtue-Based Just Peace Ethic” by Eli McCarthy; in Journal of Moral Theology, p. 86-108. Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2018 | Published by Journal of Moral Theology (scholasticahq.com)
– What is Just Peace?, by Gerald Schlabach (2018)
– Ecumenical Call to Just Peace, by World Council of Churches (2011)
Peace and Nonviolence Education Curriculum Material
Elementary/primary level (5-10 years of age)
– Golden Thread: Nonviolent Followers of Jesus
– Living in Harmony: Empowering Children to Become World Harmony Builders
– Creating a Culture of Peace: A Practical Guide for Schools, Peaceful Schools International, written as part of a United States Institute of Peace funded project with 25 pilot schools in Karachi, Pakistan
– The Peaceable School, Manual: General Introduction and Specimen Lessons, CED-Groep (Netherlands)
– Creating the Peaceable School: A comprehensive guide for teaching conflict resolution, Richard Bodine, Donna Crawford, Fred Schrumpf
– Peace Scholars: Creative Conflict Solving, Grace Contrino Abrams Peace Education Foundation, Miami, Florida, U.S.
– The Friendly Classroom for a Small Planet: A handbook on Creative Approaches to Living and Problem Solving for Children – Children’s Creative Response to Conflict Program
– Teaching Towards a Culture of Peace in Early Childhood Education Classrooms, Samantha Ferber, University of San Francisco
– Live Peace, Teach Peace: Best Practices and Tools, by MJ and Jerry Park, Little Friends for Peace
Middle school (10-13 years of age)
– Peace Scholars: Creative Conflict Solving, Peace Education Foundation
– The Young Peacemaker: Student Activity Book, Peacemaker Ministries
– Peacebuilding toolkit for educators: Middle school edition, US Institute of Peace
– Peaceful solutions: Conflict resolution and violence prevention strategies: A teacher’s guide, WNET Educational Resources Center
High school/secondary school (14-18 years of age)
– Catholic Nonviolence Initiative PowerPoint for secondary school students, prepared by Pax Christi England & Wales
– Christian peacemaking: Practical conflict transformation skills to empower youth to love their neighbor in conflict, by Katie Murphy, Gonzaga High School, Washington, DC
– Teaching peace in schools, from the Peace Alliance: Curriculum and resources for adolescents, teenagers and young adults
– Classroom resources from the US Institute of Peace
– Peacebuilding toolkit for educators: High school edition, US Institute of Peace
– A student at Gonzaga High School, an all-boys school in Washington, DC, created this video about what he has learned about the power of nonviolence (4.20 minutes)
University/seminary level
– Recommended academic programs to advance nonviolence
– Ethics of Nonviolence and Just Peace (syllabus, 2024), Eli McCarthy
– Ethics of Nonviolence and Just Peacemaking (syllabus,, 2024), Leo Lushombo
– Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation (syllabus, 2024), Eli McCarthy
– Syllabi from peace studies courses at DePaul University, Ken Butigan is a member of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative executive committee and has a long association with Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service. He has taught peace studies for many years; the documents in this folder include course descriptions on nonviolence in Catholicism, leadership development, and more.
– Nonviolence in Theory and Practice (syllabus, 2013), Eli McCarthy
– Jake Lynch and peace journalism
Parenting
– 12 month family program: Metta Center
