A Hidden Wholeness

Informationen zum Autor PARKER J. PALMER, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and fourteen honorary doctorates. Palmer is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel. He is Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal. Klappentext 20th Anniversary Edition of A Hidden Wholeness with NEW Postlude & Online Study Guide A heartfelt examination of "the divided life" and how to reclaim our "hidden wholeness"-- essential reading in our fragmented world. Our divided world cannot heal if we do not heal our divided selves. This is the message of Parker J. Palmer's classic, A Hidden Wholeness . It's an urgent message as we seek to recover from the traumas of our times. Here, you'll find not only a keen diagnosis of our discontent. You'll also find hope in Palmer's practical call to community and a pathway to living "divided no more" with your integrity intact. A Starred Review from Publishers Weekly * Parker J. Palmer ( The Courage to Teach ) seeks to help us "rejoin soul and role," so that individuals and communities can be healed from the ravages of consumerism, injustice and violence. No small task, yet in classic Palmer style, this mission is fleshed out with stories, poems, personal confessions and a plan--concrete steps for creating "circles of trust" where honest, open sharing allows each person's "inner teacher" to show up...Never naïve, Palmer warns that these [circles] are not [problem-solving tools to be forced on people]. They are the opposite of quick fixes--places where we sit and wait for our souls to tell the truth. This book is a treasure--an inspiring, useful blueprint for building safe places where people can commit to "act in every situation in ways that honor the soul." Inhaltsverzeichnis Gratitudes vii Prelude: The Blizzard of the World 1 I Images of Integrity: Living "Divided No More" 3 II Across the Great Divide: Rejoining Soul and Role 11 III Explorations in True Self: Intimations of the Soul 25 IV Being Alone Together: a Community of Solitudes 41 V Preparing for the Journey: Creating Circles of Trust 57 VI the Truth Told Slant: the Power of Metaphor 71 VII Deep Speaks to Deep: Learning to Speak and Listen 91 VIII Living the Questions: Experiments with Truth 105 IX on Laughter and Silence: Not-so-strange Bedfellows 121 X the Third Way: Nonviolence in Everyday Life 133 Postlude: Beyond the Blizzard of the World 149 Notes 161 The Author 169 Index 171 Credits 177 ...

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PARKER J. PALMER, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and fourteen honorary doctorates. Palmer is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel. He is Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

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20th Anniversary Edition of
A Hidden Wholeness
with NEW Postlude & Online Study Guide A heartfelt examination of "the divided life"
and how to reclaim our "hidden wholeness"--
essential reading in our fragmented world. Our divided world cannot heal if we do not heal our divided selves. This is the message of Parker J. Palmer's classic, A Hidden Wholeness. It's an urgent message as we seek to recover from the traumas of our times. Here, you'll find not only a keen diagnosis of our discontent. You'll also find hope in Palmer's practical call to community and a pathway to living "divided no more" with your integrity intact. A Starred Review from Publishers Weekly Parker J. Palmer (*The Courage to Teach) seeks to help us "rejoin soul and role," so that individuals and communities can be healed from the ravages of consumerism, injustice and violence. No small task, yet in classic Palmer style, this mission is fleshed out with stories, poems, personal confessions and a plan--concrete steps for creating "circles of trust" where honest, open sharing allows each person's "inner teacher" to show up...Never naïve, Palmer warns that these [circles] are not [problem-solving tools to be forced on people]. They are the opposite of quick fixes--places where we sit and wait for our souls to tell the truth. This book is a treasure--an inspiring, useful blueprint for building safe places where people can commit to "act in every situation in ways that honor the soul."

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Gratitudes vii

Prelude: The Blizzard of the World 1

I Images of Integrity: Living "Divided No More" 3

II Across the Great Divide: Rejoining Soul and Role 11

III Explorations in True Self: Intimations of the Soul 25

IV Being Alone Together: a Community of Solitudes 41

V Preparing for the Journey: Creating Circles of Trust 57

VI the Truth Told Slant: the Power of Metaphor 71

VII Deep Speaks to Deep: Learning to Speak and Listen 91

VIII Living the Questions: Experiments with Truth 105

IX on Laughter and Silence: Not-so-strange Bedfellows 121

X the Third Way: Nonviolence in Everyday Life 133

Postlude: Beyond the Blizzard of the World 149

Notes 161

The Author 169

Index 171

Credits 177