Dr. Howard Zehr is
Distinguished Professor of Restorative
Justice at Eastern Mennonite University's
Center for Justice & Peacebuilding
and is co-director of the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice.
Dr. Carl Stauffer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Development Studies at Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice & Peacebuilding and is co-director of the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice.
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January 31st, 2013 – by Howard Zehr (category: Restorative Justice)
In an earlier blog entry I discussed the importance of metaphor and promised to say more about how this applies to justice. Here, finally, are more thoughts on metaphors and justice. The following points are inspired by James Geary’s book, I Is An Other: The Secret Life or Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way [...]
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July 7th, 2012 – by Howard Zehr (category: Photography, Restorative Justice)
Our metaphors matter – in photography and in justice As a photographer, I’ve often reflected on how frequently photographs serve to divide rather than create connections between people. It is so tempting to emphasize the “otherness” of subjects rather than what we have in common. As a result, photographs often leave subjects feeling degraded and [...]
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Contemplative Photography by Howard Zehr
Doing Life by Howard Zehr