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Healing The Heart Of Democracy: The Courage To Create A Politics Worthy Of The Human Spirit (2011)

by Parker J. Palmer(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0470590807 (ISBN13: 9780470590805)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Jossey-Bass

review 1: This book is so sincere, and so complete and humble. I can see why so many politician aspiring to a better world like it so much. I've just read it three times as it is part of study I've done on leadership and his ideas hold together so well... every time I thought some connection had been missed, I realized that it was there all along. I really like his ideas about meeting and embracing the shadow and that leadership has something to do with including the "other."
review 2: A gift from Kathy Champeau, I wanted to see what Parker Palmer had to say on this topic. Some I know follow his work religiously. Others like to quote him for inspiration while their actions seem to suggest otherwise. The tone of the book is somewhat somber and we come to learn at th... moree end that Palmer found it hard to embracce writing on this topic. His own concern about where society is at after years of writing on compassion and wisdom must be a bit disheartening, but he remains hope-filled that we can find these third places where critical conversations can take place and lead us forward. The chapter on schools and churches resonated the most with me. School structures inherently send messages contrary to the need for consensus building through dynamic tensions. It would be a good book to read collectively with others of different viewpoints as we try to find something between exteme points of view. less

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