Resource Books and Videos Available

LMPC has a number of books for sale that deal with peacemaking, conflict resolution, and family systems theory. Some of the more popular titles are listed below.

Books can be purchased by contacting LMPC through the Contact Us page or by filling out the order form and mailing it to LMPC. Shipping and handling charges for the purchase are $3.00 for the first publication and $1.00 for each additional one.

book list and order form

Please click on the book icon above to get the full list which is available in PDF format.

Augsburger, David.  Conflict Mediation Across Cultures: Pathways and Patterns.  Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992.  Pp. 310.

$19.95

Augsburger, David.  Helping People Forgive.  Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1996.  Pp. 180
 
$29.95

Boers, Arthur Paul.  Never Call Them Jerks.  Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 1999.  Pp. 147.
 
$15.00

Friedman, Edwin H.  Friedman's Fables.  New York, NY: Guilford Press, 1990.  Pp. 213.
 
$28.95

Friedman, Edwin H.  Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue.  New York, NY: Guilford Press, 1985.  Pp. 319.
$50.00

Friesen, Duane K. and Gerald W. Schlabach, Ed. At Peace and Unafraid:  Public Order, Security, and the Wisdom of the Cross, .  Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2005.  456 pp.
 
$20.00

Galindo, Israel. The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Understanding Church Dynamics.  Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 2005.
 
$18.00
Gilbert, Roberta M. Connecting with Our Children: Guiding Principles $14.95
for Parents in a Troubled World.  New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
Pp 231.

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Gilbert, Roberta M. Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of           $15.95
Thinking About Human Interactions. New York, NY: John Wiley
& Sons, 1992. Pp. 216.

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Herrington, J., Creech, R., and Taylor, T. The Leader's                             $24.95
Journey:  Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation. San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass, 2003.. Pp. 188.

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Kerr, Michael E. One Family's Story:  A Primer on Bowen                        $10.00 Theory. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Family Center, 2003. Pp. 43.

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Kreider, Alan, Kreider, Eleanor, and Widjaja, Paulus.                                $10.00
A Culture of Peace: God's Vision for the Church  Intercourse, PA:
Good Books, 2005. Pp. 205.

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Lederach, John Paul. The Journey Toward Reconciliation.                       $15.00
Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1999. Pp. 206.

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Roth, John D.  Choosing Against War.  Intercourse, PA: Good Books,  $10.00
2002. Pp. 205.

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Schrock-Shenk, Carolyn and Lawrence Ressler, Ed.  Making Peace with $15.00
Conflict: Practical Skills for Conflict Transformation.  Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1999. Pp 199.

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Steinke, Peter L. Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach                $18.00
Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 1993. Pp 128.

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Steinke, Peter L. How Your Church Family Works: Understanding           $18.00 Congregations as Emotional Systems. Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 1996. Pp. 118.

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Williamson, Robert L. Charting Self : The Beliefs Chart as a                       $ 6.00
Tool for Change  Lombard, IL Lombard Mennonite Peace
Center, 2004. Pp.18

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VIDEOS

We have a library of about 250 videos, which can be borrowed free of charge. (You just pay for the shipping charges.) We have set up suggested video series for groups interested in various topics. Click on each subject to view the videos we have available. You can phone our office to borrow the videos. Topics we offer are: Anabaptism and Amish; anti-racism; biographies of peacemakers; Central America; children and teens; conflict; conscientious objection ; domestic violence and sexual abuse; Gulf War; Middle East; Nuclear weapons; peacemaking; peer mediation; reconciliation and forgiveness; social justice issues; specific countries; U.S. government; violence and weapons, VORP and restorative justice.

Some video subjects (such as conscientious objection, Middle East, and conflict) can be used as a primer for LMPC-led programs. Call our office for details.

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