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Parker J. Palmer

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January 01, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

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Parker J. Palmer (Madison, WI) is a writer, teacher and activist whose work speaks deeply to people in many walks of life. Author of eight books--including the bestsellers Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak, and A Hidden Wholeness--his writing has been recognized with ten honorary doctorates and many national awards, including the 2010 William Rainey Harper Award (previously won by Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel). He is founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage Renewal, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 2,507 ratings · 442 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation 4.14 avg rating — 1,003 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life 3.89 avg rating — 651 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions	My rating:
	A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life 4.17 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	My rating:
	To Know as We Are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey 4.09 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer, Megan Scribner (Editor), Sam M. Intrator (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring 4.14 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life by Parker J. Palmer, Henri J.M. Nouwen (Introduction) 4.00 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Reclaim a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Heart of Higher Education by Parker J. Palmer, Arthur Zajonc, Megan Scribner 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Company of Strangers: Christians and the Renewal of America's Public Life by Parker J. Palmer, Martin E. Marty (Designed by) 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic self-hood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we ought to be. As we do so, we will not only find the joy that every human being seeks--we will also find our path of authentic service in the world.”
― Parker J. Palmer

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“Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.”
― Parker J. Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation

tags: being , life , life-plan , vocation

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“Humility is the only lens though which great things can be seen--and once we have seen them, humility is the only posture possible.”
― Parker J. Palmer

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