Presents one view of the state of the world today. Describes a hope to disengage the world from a precarious entanglement that threatens human survival and to seek alternatives that would reduce psychological barriers that impinge on rational communication. (Author)

Focuses on the conditions that facilitate change both in individuals and in groups. Describes the person-centered theory that began in individual psychotherapy and has been extended to others fields such as education, management, and racial relations. Connects theory of personal change with the process for achieving peace. (Author/NB)

Recounts experiences with psychologists, educators, and researchers in the Soviet Union while conducting live counseling sesssions with Soviet citizens to demonstrate the person-centered approach. Reflects that Soviet professionals have needs and concerns similar to those of psychologists and educators in the United States. (Author)

Provides a personal account, dictated en route, of Carl Rogers' experiences during his trip to South Africa. Documents extensive commitment to people and to a process leading to peace. Journal ends with conviction that violence can be avoided and that no group really wants violence. (Author)