In this episode, Nathaniel Williams shares from a recent forum that took place at the Goetheanum World Conference on Peacebuilding. Reflecting on forum presentations from Friedrich Glasl on the Logic of War and Logic of Peace and comments from forum members he asks: how can we understand the place of boycotts and non-violent action in a comprehensive imagination of peace? This was an issue that Martin Luther King jr addressed, pointing toward the necessity of a transformation of values for enduring peace. One window into these dimensions of peace work can be understood when one looks at the roles of music and imagination in the civil rights movement.
References:
Friedrich Glasl. Selbsthilfe in Konflikten: Konzepte, Übungen, praktische Methoden.
Verlag Freies Geistesleben, 2011.
Martin Luther King. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of
Martin Luther King, Jr. HarperCollins, 1990.
William F. Pepper.
An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King. Verso, 2003.
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“Questions of Courage” is a video/podcast with Nathaniel Williams, leader of the Youth Section at the Goetheanum. It is an independent and unique look at questions related to technology, education, art, ecology, vocation, community, justice and meaning require a deeper, spiritual take on life. The ability to take up these issues from this perspective is a question of courage.