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Turning to Face the Dark: A Conversation Between Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger and Parker Palmer
By Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger and Parker Palmer — 2019
n May of 2019, Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger sat down with educator and writer Parker J. Palmer for an unscripted conversation. What emerged was a wide-ranging contemplative dialogue on suffering, healing, and joy.
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One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions.