Sylvia Clute

Sylvia Clute brings twenty-eight years as a trial attorney to the undertaking of creating a model of justice with no punitive elements-what she calls Unitive Justice. This epoch in her life began when her spiritual journey and her work in the courtroom collided, but she had important tools in her toolbox for what lay ahead. A law degree from Boston Univ. and graduate degrees in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Univ. of California/Berkeley bring practical knowledge...See more

Sylvia Clute brings twenty-eight years as a trial attorney to the undertaking of creating a model of justice with no punitive elements-what she calls Unitive Justice. This epoch in her life began when her spiritual journey and her work in the courtroom collided, but she had important tools in her toolbox for what lay ahead. A law degree from Boston Univ. and graduate degrees in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Univ. of California/Berkeley bring practical knowledge to her work on cutting-edge policy reform. She learned of diverse approaches to public policy when she studied in Paris, France two decades after WWII and served two years in a remote Nepali village during her Peace Corps service. She now serves as President and Exec. Director of the Alliance of Unitive Justice, a nonprofit that offers training and programs on Unitive Justice theory and practice. (www.a4uj.org) Unitive Justice is applicable in education, corrections, politics and government, spirituality/religion, and leadership-everywhere people come together in community. It is being taught in law schools and grassroots groups are creating new ways of applying Unitive Justice in diverse settings worldwide. Sylvia is the author of Beyond Vengeance, Beyond Duality: A Call for a Compassionate Revolution, and a novel, Destiny Unveiled. This book is her seminal work on Unitive Justice theory and practice, the product of 35 years of research and writing leading to a practical theory of Justice as Love. Find out more at www.sylviaclute.com. See less