The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice ― Studies from Hollow Water, the Iona Community, and Plum Village

Sawatsky (peace and conflict transformation studies, Canadian Mennonite U., Winnipeg) explores notions of healing justice, which is related to both indigenous justice and restorative justice, and is used by a number of communities to point away from state justice toward another kind. He takes the three communities as case studies to illustrate who uses healing justice, the conditions and factors that sustain its practices and visions, and what restorative justice and Western states might learn from the insights of the three communities. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jarem Sawatsky is Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba where he teaches and practices the art of peacebuilding. Jarem is a practitioner, a scholar, and activist of restorative and peaceful ways of engaging harms and cultivating healing justice. He has written numerous articles on peace, conflict, and restorative justice. Find out more at www.jaremsawatsky.com.