Suggested Reading
Achieving conflict resolution can be challenging and intricate work. The philosophy at the foundation of Dignity Dialogues draws from proven models and ideas developed by modern day leaders in the fields of human dignity, forgiveness, conflict resolution, and reconciliation. Here is a list of resources that will prepare you for success and provide community along the way.
Dignity: The Essential Role It Plays in Resolving Conflict
Dr. Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.
Drawing on her experience in international conflict resolution, Donna Hicks explores the essential elements of human dignity. She teaches her readers how to recognize and respond to dignity violations. Hicks shows that by choosing dignity as a way of life, we open the way to greater peace within ourselves and to a safer and more humane world for all.
The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a South African Anglican cleric who became one of the central leaders of the global peace movement. Tutu won the
Nobel Peace prize in 1984 for his role as a unifying leader in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa.
How do I forgive? This book is Tuto’s answer. He and his daughter, Mpho lay out the simple but profound truths about the restorative power of forgiveness and why granting forgiveness is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves when we have been wronged.
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
In High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, Amanda Ripley tells the harrowing tales of people who got drawn into fights that consumed their lives and made them capable of committing terrible injustices, from a gang leader on the South Side of Chicago to a guerrilla fighter in the Colombian jungle. But with a scrupulous eye for scientific evidence, Ripley also explains how it is possible for hardened combatants to leave behind the conflicts that once defined the core of their identity.
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
The Arbinger Institute was founded in 1979 by Dr. C. Terry Warner, who postulated two distinct mindsets from which people and organizations operate. A self-focused inward mindset often leads to conflict. An others-inclusive outward mindset provides a path to conflict resolution.
The Anatomy of Peace asks, what if conflicts at home, at work, and in the world stem from the same root cause? What if we systematically misunderstand that cause? And what if we unwittingly perpetuate the very problems we think we are trying to solve?
Through an intriguing story it teaches how and why we contribute to the divisions and problems we blame on others and how to break out of the box that we help to create.
The Forgiveness Project
Marina Cantacuzino founded The Forgiveness Project to tell the real stories of people whose response to being harmed was not a call for revenge but rather a quest for restoration and healing.
Examining themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and conflict resolution, this book brings together the personal testimonies of both survivors and perpetrators of crime and violence. It asks the question whether forgiveness may have more currency than revenge in an age that seems locked into cycles of conflict.
The Dignity Model
The Dignity Model is a brief synopsis of ideas from Dr. Donna Hicks’ Dignity: The Essential Role it Plays in Resolving Conflict. Wonder what it would look like to have a relationship based on the mutual recognition of each other’s dignity? The “Ten Essential Elements of Dignity “and “Ten Temptations to Violate Dignity” provide a quick “how to” guide for strengthening relationships of all kinds.
Project Forgive
Project Forgive initiatives are shaped by the large body of research that substantiates the links between the ability to forgive and overall well-being. Research consistently shows that forgiveness is associated with relief from a range of mental and physical health issues, inlcuding fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, heart disease and blood pressure. Studies have also found the practice of forgiveness lowers stress, lessens emotional reactivity and suffering, and increases happiness and peace.
Forgiveness Foundation International
Forgiveness Foundation International is dedicated to all aspects of forgiveness in families, organizations, communities, businesses, and agencies. It teaches and applies methods from all professional fields including psychology, science, medicine, religion, business and sociology. The Forgiveness Foundation conducts research projects, sponsors training workshops & seminars, and disseminates information on forgiveness.
Greater Good
Greater Good is an online magazine published by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. Greater Good turns scientific research into stories, tips, and tools for a happier life and a more compassionate society. Through articles, videos, quizzes, and podcasts, it bridges the gap between scientific journals and people’s daily lives, particularly for parents, educators, business leaders, and health care professionals.
Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue
Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue was founded in 1993 by Buddhist philosopher, peace builder, and educator Daisaku Ikeda based on three mottos: First, “Be the heart of a network of global citizens.” Second, “Be a bridge for dialogue between civilizations.” And third, “Be a beacon lighting the way to a century of life.” The Ikeda Center’s mission is to build cultures of peace through learning and dialogue. To that end, it hosts events, publishes books, and produces original resources found on it’s website.
