The Peacemaker : A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict - Softcover

Sande, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801057418 ISBN 13: 9780801057410

Publisher: Baker Books, 1997

Synopsis

Attorney Ken Sande, executive director of Peacemaker Ministries, lays out biblical principles for managing conflict and reconciling differences between individuals, following Christ's admonition that we live in peace and harmony.

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From the Back Cover

Conflict and disagreement are unavoidable.

Peace can at times feel unattainable.

But in every relationship, unity and harmony are possible.

For more than twenty-five years, The Peacemaker has helped individuals from
all walks of life resolve personal conflicts by applying timeless biblical truths.
Ken Sande's practical and proven methods are designed to bring about more
than simply a cease-fire. They will lead you toward true, life-changing
reconciliation with family members, coworkers, and fellow believers.

"'Blessed are the peacemakers,' said Jesus. With crystal clarity this manual lays before us the wisdom that leads humble souls into that blessing."--J. I. Packer

"Of people alive and writing today, I know of no more reliable guide for peacemaking in church and family than Ken Sande."--John Piper

"A practical and faithful primer for how obedience to God's Word can change deadlock into restoration."--Charles W. Colson

"Ken Sande challenges us to act redemptively in a culture of enmity and shows us how to do this in our relationships with one another. A modern classic!"--Timothy George

About the Author

Ken Sande is the founder of Peacemaker Ministries, the Institute for Christian Conciliation and Relational Wisdom 360. Trained as an engineer, lawyer and mediator, Ken has conciliated hundreds of family, business, church, and legal conflicts. As president of RW360, he now focuses on teaching people how to "get upstream of conflict" by developing skills that strengthen relationships and reduce conflict in the family, church and workplace. He teaches internationally and is the author of numerous books, articles, and training resources, including The Peacemaker, which has sold over 500,000 copies in seventeen languages. He is a Certified Relational Wisdom Instructor and Conciliator, Emotional Intelligence Certified Instructor (through TalentSmart), and has served as a church elder and as an Editorial Adviser for Christianity Today. He and his wife, Corlette, have married children and a growing number of grandchildren, and love to hike and ski in the mountains near their home in Billings, Montana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Baker Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801057418
• ISBN 13: 9780801057410
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288