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Perspectives for Our Times

These books grew from many years of my own journey between Eastern and Western thought, cultures and ways of understanding life. At their heart lies a simple hope: that we might learn to understand one another a little better.

Through Buddhism, WúWéi 無為, mindfulness and cultural philosophy, I explore how we can disagree without becoming enemies, find harmony without needing to be the same, and remain open to perspectives different from our own.

I do not offer these books as answers, but as invitations to reflect, to question, and perhaps to see ourselves and one another with a little more understanding and compassion.

Sometimes one idea, encountered at the right moment, can quietly change the way we see the world.

Books and Kindles are available on Amazon.

  1. Cover of The Long Arc of Respect by Dr Stephanus Peters

    The Long Arc of Respect

    How Civilizations, Philosophies, and Cultures Shaped Humanity’s Most Enduring Virtue

  2. Cover of Wu Wei and the Dao by Dr Stephanus Peters

    Wu Wei and the Dao

    A Bridge Between East and West

  3. Cover of The Common Table by Dr Stephanus Peters

    The Common Table

    How to Disagree Without Becoming Enemies in an Age of Polarisation

    A Practical Philosophy for a shared Political Life

  4. Cover of Beyond the Divided World by Dr Stephanus Peters

    Beyond the Divided World

    Cultural Equality, Harmony, Truth and the Human Path to Peace

  5. Cover of Beneath a Divided Heaven by Dr Stephanus Peters

    Beneath a Divided Heaven

    Power, Fear and the Search for Political Order From the Warring States to Our Own