Parker J. Palmer, PhD, is an American writer, speaker, teacher, and activist. His work, informed by Quaker teachings, addresses a variety of topics, including education, leadership, depression, spirituality, community and social change, and aging.
CLEAR ALL
With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose.
Necessity being the mother of invention, it struck me that contemplation didn’t depend on a particular practice.
In this award-winning book, Parker J. Palmer offers a compelling vision of a disciplined inward search that strengthens our commitment to our communities. Palmer reminds us that a truly profound spiritual life leads us toward the God who makes us a community.
“If on the day I die I can say, ‘To the best of my ability—cutting myself some slack for my human flaws and fallibilities—I was faithful to my gifts, to the world’s needs as I saw them,’ then I can take my final breath with a feeling of satisfaction that I showed up on earth with what I had...
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Valarie Kaur and Parker Palmer interrogate the ethics of Revolutionary Love for a new generation.
The heart is where we integrate what we know in our minds with what we know in our bones, the place where our knowledge can become more fully human.
This dialogue between bell hooks and Parker J. Palmer took place on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, as one of several public events at the 2016 bell hooks Residency at St.
In his May 10, 2015 Naropa University graduation address, Parker Palmer offered the advice of Socrates, and urged Naropa graduates to lead “an examined life.” Parker is the founder of the Courage & Renewal Center in Seattle, WA, as well as an accomplished author and scholar.
Photo Credit: Photograph by Sharon L. Palmer / Distributed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported license
