I have taught a conflict transformation course at the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Osijek, which was the town where the advance of the Serbian army was halted following the destruction of Vukovar. I conducted a training on trauma and sustaining the work of peace-builders with the Center for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights in Osijek, which covers the region of eastern Croatia including Vukovar. I also conducted trainings with Baptist churches in Zagreb and from villages in the war zones of eastern Croatia.
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About Me
- Daniel Buttry
- I am the Global Consultant for Peace and Justice with International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches. That means that I work around the world, usually on short term peace projects. My area of specialty is conflict transformation. Simply put, conflict transformation means turning conflict from negative, destructive experiences into positive, constructive experiences… in which problems are solved, unjust relationships are structured in more just ways, violence is replaced by nonviolent means of dealing with disagreements, torn relationships are reconciled, decisions become more participatory and traumatized people are supported for healing. About 70% of my work involves training people in nonviolent conflict transformation. I occasionally am involved in mediation. I write a lot and have published a number of books on various peacemaking topics.