A Mantle of Roses: A Woman's Journey Home to Peace

Looking back on my life through the lens of consciousness into the development of my inner Voice, I found a speaking Presence that guided me to recount my story as a peacemaker, mediator and Reconciliation Leader. I offer my reflections for a post-September 11 world . . .

--Virginia Swain, from the Introduction:
A Mantle of Roses: A Woman's Journey Home to Peace

We have much to learn from each other about how we have traveled-and sometimes travailed-through our life journeys.

Virginia Swain's story of her own development through time as a peacemaker and a compassionate human being will be inspiring and helpful to many. Her sense of calling is very strong and rightly guided.

I have been very interested in how Virginia's innovative approach to leadership and peacebuilding in highly stressful conflicts has risen from her life journey. The Reconciliation Leadership Certificate Program and Global Mediation and Reconciliation Service are important contributions to the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World (2001-2010).

---Elise Boulding, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College; Former Secretary-General, International Peace Research Association, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee