Recommended Books On Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Barrity, Carta B., and Baris, Matchell A. (1994). Caught in the Middle: Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce. Lexington Books.

Fisher, Roger and Ury, William. (1983). Getting to YES: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Penguin Books.

Mayer, Bernard. (2000). The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide. Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Moore, Christopher W. (1996, Second Edition). The Mediation Process- Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict. Jossey-Bass Publishers

Rosenberg, Marshall B. (2000). Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion. PuddleDancer Press.

Ury, William. (2000). The Third Side: Why We fight and How We Can Stop. Penguin Books.

Ury, William. (1991). Getting Past No: Negotiating with Difficult People. Bantam Books

Readings Informing Our Work With Conflict in Faith Communities

Borg, Marcus J. (1997). The God We Never Knew. Harpers San Francisco.

Graham, Larry K. (1996). "Healing the Congregation: The Dynamics of a Congregation's Process of Recovery from Its Minister's Sexual Boundary Crossing with Parishioners." Pastoral Psychology, Vol. 44 #3, pp. 165-183.

Halstead, Kenneth A. (1998). From Stuck To Unstuck: Overcoming Congregational Impasse. Alban Institute.

Halverstadt, Hugh F. (1991), Managing Church Conflict. Westminster/John Knox Press.

Hopkins, Nancy M., and Laaser, Mark (Eds., 1995), Restoring the Soul of a Church. The Liturgical Press.

Lederach, John Paul (1999), The Journey Toward Reconciliation. Herald Press.

Smith, Huston (1991). The World's Religions. Harper San Francisco.

Wink, Walter (1998). The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium. Galilee Doubleday.