You Can Win Conflicts and Build Healthy Relationships

Conflict is a reality of life and exists in all relationships. How we handle those disruptive occurrences makes a tremendous difference in whether conflicts escalate or are transformed. In this very useful book, Levi Williams, a United Methodist minister, who is no stranger to conflict, shares a unique process of conflict resolution that will benefit those seeking to overcome their conflict situations and replace them with mutually beneficial relationships. Having lived seven years in his home country of Liberia during its ravaging civil war, Levi presents clear groundwork for thinking about conflicts; he also analyzes the strategies of three Nobel Peace Prize winners, offers crucial attributes for persons involved in conflict resolution, and outlines the process of "Face 4" approach to conflict as practical steps to a lasting restoration of those discordant bonds that matter to us. This book is a marvelous resourceas you will note from the outline below:

PART ONE - FOUNDATIONS

Chapter 1 - A Personal Journey Towards Conflict Resolution

Chapter 2 - Meekness is not Weakness

Chapter 3 - The Jesus Principle of "Turning the Other Cheek"



PART TWO - VOICES OF PEACE

Chapter 4 - Dag Hammarskjold: World Servant, International Citizen, Peacemaker

Chapter 5 - Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Approach to Conflict Resolution

Chapter 6 - Bishop Desmond Tutu - God's Reconciling Agent



PART THREE - PREPARATION FOR PEACEMAKING

Chapter 7 - Begin in The Mirror: Traits of a Peacemaker

Chapter 8 - As A Tree Planted By A River: Understanding Human Growth and Development

Chapter 9 - Why We Rub Each Other The Wrong Way: The Nature and Sources of Conflict

PART FOUR - PRACTICING CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Chapter 10 - The Method of "Face 4"

Chapter 11 -A Conflict Resolution Program for Training of Trainers

Chapter 12 - A Conflict Resolution Program For Adult Groups

Chapter 13 -A Conflict Resolution Program For Middle School-age Students

Chapter 14 - Behavior Modifying Program