Just Peacemaking asks Pacifists to fulfill what their name implies (peace making) and calls Just War theorists (often miss-identified as hawks) to identify what must be tried before “last resort” of engaging in war and define “intention” of using force to restore a just and lasting peace (see Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices For Abolishing War, edited by Glen Stassen. The Pilgrim Press, 2004 for further study). Just Peace takes seriously our conflicted human relationships and need for honest conversation with all parties of community. Bottom line: Just Peace seeks to work through actions that restore community as a counter to our often-preconditioned retributive human response (Retributive Justice).
