Dr. Howard Zehr is
Professor of Restorative
Justice at Eastern
Mennonite University's
graduate Center for
Justice and Peacebuilding and is
the editor of The Little Books of
Justice and Peacemaking series.
January 30th, 2010 – by Howard Zehr (category: Photography)
Does a photograph represent “truth?” What makes it truthful? When is it untruthful? If it does convey truth, whose truth is it? These questions have been with photography since its origins. They have become more pressing with the advent of digital photography and the ease with which a digital image can be manipulated. They are [...]
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January 11th, 2010 – by Howard Zehr (category: Peacebuilding, Restorative Justice)
In my previous entry I noted that Philip Zimbardo, in his book The Lucifer Effect, suggests “A Ten-step Program to Resist Unwanted Influences.” Because this has generated interest I will list his 10 steps below. These are in the form of personal commitments. For his explanation of each see pp. 451-456. 1. “I made a [...]
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