Takeaways

• Genesis stories help us understand the desires and identities that shape us.
• Creating safe spaces for exploration and self-discovery is crucial for personal growth.
• Creativity and playfulness can foster healing and connection.
• Unraveling internal rivalries and embracing vulnerability is essential for building positive relationships and working towards peace.

UnRival is a network for those committed to nonviolence. We believe dignity and justice can transform cycles of rivalry and conflict.

We are called unRival because unrelenting rivalry creates cycles of violence and systemic oppression. Rivalry contagiously spreads animosity, shame, and scarcity thinking. But peace is contagious, too.

We serve peacebuilders (artists, academics, and activists) working directly in their communities. By helping leaders detangle from the rivalries around them, we help set them free to influence and inspire entire communities toward positive peace. In our programs, we refer to these high-potential, high-impact leaders as “artisans of peace.”

• To stay in touch, find us on social media, visit our website, and subscribe for our bi-weekly newsletter, The Frame.
• To learn more about our team and show hosts, click here.
• We invite you to join us in supporting peacebuilders how they need it the most by making a donation. Peacebuilders need our support now more than ever, and unRival’s programs offer crucial nonrivalrous space to combat feelings of isolation and burnout.

Takeaways

• Genesis stories are the first moments that inspire individuals to advocate for peace and justice.
• Understanding the humanity of others, even those who perpetrate violence, is crucial in promoting peace.
• Art and storytelling can help us see different perspectives and challenge our own narratives.
• Being open to being wrong about others can lead to new possibilities and relationships.
• Promoting inclusivity and offering alternative narratives can inspire change.
• Supporting peacebuilders is crucial in combating isolation and burnout.

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to unRival Spaces podcast and the concept of Genesis stories
• 01:59 Suzanne's Genesis story and the realization that violence is human, not divine
• 08:22 Lyle's Genesis story and the recognition of the humanity in villains
• 17:50 Beautiful questions: Where do we find hope?
• 21:24 Examples of peacebuilders making a difference
• 25:01 Personal journeys of unrivaling
• 30:20 Conclusion and call to support peacebuilders

Links

• The Joy of Being Wrong by James Allison
• Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism by Beau T. Underwood and Brian Kaylor
• Theology & Peace Conference
• Colloquium on Violence & Religion

UnRival is a network for those committed to nonviolence. We believe dignity and justice can transform cycles of rivalry and conflict.

We are called unRival because unrelenting rivalry creates cycles of violence and systemic oppression. Rivalry contagiously spreads animosity, shame, and scarcity thinking. But peace is contagious, too.

We serve peacebuilders (artists, academics, and activists) working directly in their communities. By helping leaders detangle from the rivalries around them, we help set them free to influence and inspire entire communities toward positive peace. In our programs, we refer to these high-potential, high-impact leaders as “artisans of peace.”

• To stay in touch, find us on social media, visit our website, and subscribe for our bi-weekly newsletter, The Frame.
• To learn more about our team and show hosts, click here.
• We invite you to join us in supporting peacebuilders how they need it the most by making a donation. Peacebuilders need our support now more than ever, and unRival’s programs offer crucial nonrivalrous space to combat feelings of isolation and burnout.