embedded values and charism of the Mercy sisters – decide to be a listener. A thoughtful, caring listener. Make it your goal to resolve conflict, rather than add your voice to it. I wish you well. Oh ... and thank you for listening.
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Bibliography
Suggested Readings on Civil Discourse
Books
Aristotle. On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civil Discourse. trans. George Kennedy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Barnet, Sylvan, and Hugo Bedau. From Critical Thinking to Argument: A Portable Guide. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011.
Brooks, Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation. New York: Random House, 2007.
Browne, Neil, and Stuart Keeley. Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Boston: Pearson, 2011.
Carter, Stephen. Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy. New York: HarperPerennial, 1999.
Creighton, James. The Public Participation Handbook: Making Better Decisions through Citizen Involvement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Davetian, Benet. Civility: A Cultural History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009.
Dilenschneider Group, ed. Civility in America: Essays from America’s Thought Leaders. New York: DGI, 2011. Hacala, Sara. Saving Civility: 52 Ways to Tame Rude, Crude and Attitude for a Polite Planet. Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths, 2011.
Hillel Foundation. Imagining a More Civil Society: An Essay Compendium. Washington: Hillel, 2008. http://www.hillel.org/NR/rdonlyres/E0F57739-BD94-4557-925B124E5A8BFC6B/0/summit2008_essaybook.pdf
Holt, Richard. Dialogue on the Internet: Language, Civic Identity, and Computer-Mediated Communication (Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium).Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia. Discourse and Democracy. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2004.
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