Lisa Schirch

Overview

Lisa Schirch born Bluffton, OH October 16, 1969. Mennonite Professor of Peacebuilding; author of women’s peacemaking manual 2004; director of 3P Human Security 2007; Director of Human Security Alliance for Peacebuilding.

Quotations

“[P]acifism is a commitment to peace and a belief that the use of violence to achieve peace is inherently problematic. Violence is like a virus: it leads to more violence. The use of violence to attempt to stop other people’s violence creates unintended second and third order problems.” (“The Art of Peacebuilding”, May 5, 2013; photo emu.edu)