Justice Conversation – Love, Law, Practice, Effects, and the Human Shape of Justice

Love is the Foundation of Justice

Whether in criminal justice, school discipline, or social action, Justice is not served except through Love. Read more...

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Reflections on life experiences and justice, exploration and awareness through arts and writing, and spiritual practices to nurture justice.

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Tools and research for classrooms and school administrators emphasizing restorative practice and positive discipline.

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Book reviews, reflections, research, and professional development for people working with or within the justice system.

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Matthew Part V: Imagination

“Even the quest for justice can turn into barbarism if it is not infused with a quality of mercy, an awareness of human frailty and a path to redemption. The crust of civilization is thinner than you think.” – David Brooks, The Cruelty of Call-out Culture, NT Times, January...

Justice Holds the Broken Tenderly

Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, January 9th. Her crime seems to me to echo the extreme brutality she endured throughout her own life. She experienced rape more times than can be counted, including gang rapes by her stepfather’s friends, sodomy, and being sold for sex with...