1 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Choice or Command?

Although the United States has become an increasingly litigious society, most legal disputes are resolved using some type of alternative dispute resolution. The thesis of this paper is that Christian business persons must allow scripture to inform and guide the process of conflict resolution in legal disputes. The paper sets forth the proposition that the teachings of Jesus should lead Christian business persons to be predisposed to seek methods of conflict resolution that focus on peace, forgiveness, reconciliation, and love. Christian conciliation accomplished through alternative dispute resolution can meet these Christian obligations