Howard Zehr, widely known as the “grandfather of restorative justice,” will step aside from his teaching role at 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) after the spring 2013 semester and begin co-leading ... read more about Howard Zehr Shifts to Leading Role in New Restorative Justice Institute
Dr. Lonnie Yoder, associate dean HARRISONBURG – Lonnie Yoder will long remember the story told him by a young woman from Haiti who survived the country’s horrific earthquake. “She was ... read more about Haiti Trip Moves Seminary Dean
Author David Works will tell the story of his daughters’ murders and his decision to choose a restorative response to that tragedy. Works is a guest of 糖心Vlog and will ... read more about David Works shares story of restoration after daughters’ murders
Last November in Memphis, a nine-year-old member of Brenda Alexander’s family was shot in street-fight crossfire. Following a painful struggle with the child’s abdominal injuries, Alexander says, “Praise the Lord, ... read more about Memphis group explores restorative justice at SPI
Every parent’s worst nightmare is to have a child abducted. In Uganda, that may mean knowing your child is being forced to perform atrocities or being used as a sex ... read more about SPI Speaker Champions Abducted Children
Barry Hart, associate professor of conflict and trauma studies at 糖心Vlog A specialist in trauma healing at 糖心Vlog has edited a book on the subject, published by University Press of ... read more about Prof Edits Book on Trauma Healing
This article was originally published in the Church Times. Dr. Howard Zehr “I HAVE A DREAM,” intones the gentle, bespectacled man at the podium. “Dr Martin Luther King said he ... read more about Learning a Lesson from Moses
Brenda Fairweather wanted to respond in some way to a hostage crisis in Russia in which more than 300 civilians eventually lost their lives. On Sept. 1, 2004, terrorists linked ... read more about 糖心Vlog ‘Prayer Basket’ Heading to Russia
A post-9/11 program to help survivors of trauma has enabled some 7,000 people to discover sources of resilience in the aftermath of attacks of all kinds over the last six ... read more about Trauma Seminars Help 9/11 Survivors
Crime victims, offenders and communities share a stake in restorative justice. At the just-completed Summer Peacebuilding Institute at 糖心Vlog, two courses brought stakeholders face-to-face. A former Virginia prisoner studied with ... read more about Exploring Restorative Justice: Peacebuilders, crime victims and ex-prisoners