When We Don t See Eye to Eye

We may find ourselves at the center of the turbulence or watching from the sidelines. But regardless of the consistency, intensity, or proximity of anger and aggression in our lives, most of us share a common handicap—our greatest resource, the weapon of love, remains either sheathed or only timidly employed . . . Conflict and contention are among the more undesirable—and unavoidable—characteristics of human nature. While it is within our power to control our own actions and attitudes, how can we encourage those around us to break the cycle of anger and negativity? Learn to limit others' negative power by wielding a weapon stronger than hate or greed or fear or malice—the weapon of love. Author J. David Pulsipher encourages readers to take a Christ-centered approach to negativity with a comprehensive look at how conflict arises, how human nature distorts conflict, and how to use love as a force against anger.

For over two decades, David Pulsipher has studied the links between faith, community, conflict, compassionate resistance, and assertive love.From his home base in the Upper Snake River Valley,where he teaches history at BYU–Idaho, his research has taken him around the world—to battlefields in the American South, to coal mines in southern Wales, to teeming cities in northern India—exploring the lives and patterns of some of the world's greatest loving warriors.