John Derksen, PhD
Associate Professor,
Conflict Resolution Studies
Telephone: (204) 953-3849
j.derksen@uwinnipeg.ca
Biographical sketch
John Derksen’s academic background is in History, Religion, and Conflict Resolution Studies. He has previously taught in Cairo, Egypt; Yerevan, Armenia; and Beirut, Lebanon. His academic interests include the History of Peacemaking, Religion and Conflict, Islam and Christianity, and Reformation History. . He is co-editor of Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Conflict Resolution Studies
- Conflict Theory and Analysis
- Conflict and Culture
- Conflict, Faith, and Community
- History of Peace and Nonviolence
- Models for Conflict Transformation
Selected Publications
“Why Did Early Christians Turn Violent? The Case of Egyptian Monks.” Near East School of Theology Theological Review 31, 1 (2010), 60-91.
“Canada’s Role in Afghanistan: Submissions to the Manley Panel.” Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies 39, 1-2 (2007), 94-98 (with Rick McCutcheon).
“A Costly but Influential Counterculture: A Review of Four Works on War-time Pacifism.” Journal of Mennonite Studies 25 (2007), 161-70.
“Peacemaking Principles Drawn from Opposition to the Crusades, 1095-1276.” Peace Research: Canadian Journal of Peace Studies 36, 2 (2004), 41-58.
“Nonviolent Political Action in the Protestant Reformation: Strasbourg’s Ziegler Brothers.” Mennonite Quarterly Review 78, 4 (Oct. 2004), 543-556.
From Radicals to Survivors: Strasbourg’s Religious Nonconformists over Two Generations, 1525-1570. Utrecht: Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2002.
