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saw as “the message of Jesus,” and of which
he said, “the only people on earth who do
not see Christ and his teachings as non-vio-
lent are Christians.” The writer sees only a few
voices through the centuries as challenging
the punitive secular law. But to him “the past
25 years” (i.e. the final quarter of the 20th
century) have heard in Restorative Justice “a
call to build new communities where accep-
tance and reconciliation are realities.” If each
of these faiths would join in the effort, who
knows what might be possible. l
Richard (Dick) Barbieri “retired” after 40 years in independent schools only to take up a new
career in conflict resolution and mediation. He mediates between parties and facilitates
discussions in a broad range of circumstances, from family and court cases to cross-cultural
dialogue between students from universities around the world. In addition to Connections
Quarterly, he writes regularly for Independent School, and online at www.mediate.com. He
is editor of ACResolution, the quarterly of the Association for Conflict Resolution. Contact
him at [email protected].
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