This book is a collection of rich ideas by leading intellectuals-academics, practitioners, and activists-illuminating issues centering on the culture of peace as a beacon of hope for our time. It is a dynamic, multifaceted resource that elucidates peace as basic to our individual self and highlights our unending human potential. Fourteen speakers with diverse backgrounds and from a vast range of perspectives and experience present their thoughts on how to create and foster a global culture of peace, enhancing our understanding of interrelated topics including personal empowerment, gender...