{"product_id":"living-the-questions-isbn-9780787965549","title":"Living the Questions","description":"Parker J. Palmer--who for forty years has written and spoken about subjects ranging from contemplation to community, the inner life to public life, education to social change--is known as one of the nation’s most thoughtful voices, calling us all to ways of being in the world that honor the human heart and promote a humane society. \u003ci\u003eLiving the Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, a celebration of Palmer’s long and distinguished career, explores the dynamic interplay between the inner life of spirit and the outer life of work. The equally distinguished contributors, who come from a wide range of professions--university presidents, scientists, physicians, religious leaders, business consultants, public school educators, philanthropists, and community organizers--bear witness to the depth, breadth, and reach of Palmer’s work. All of them have been personally touched by his courage and determination to live a life congruent with the ideas and principles he writes about and by his candor in acknowledging his own flaws.  Preface (Diana Chapman Walsh).  \u003cp\u003eGratitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Journey of Questions: The Life and Work of Parker J. Palmer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“THIS LIVE ENCOUNTER”.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Now I Become Myself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotions of Presence (Chip Wood).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning by Heart: An Ode to My Vocation as a Teacher (Marianne Novak Houston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsights on the Inner Life of Healers (Henry Emmons, M.D.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLate Openings? (David J. Maitland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Sound Does the Soul Make? (Mary Rose O’Reilley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Be Not Afraid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Ourselves Home: The Cultivation of Wisdom (Dawna Markova).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause of My Not Knowing (Mark Nepo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Courage to Learn (Thomas F. Beech).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning from the Workplace: Professional Life as an Opportunity for Personal Growth (Jane Tompkins).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe True Professional (Margaret J. Wheatley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOVING THE HEART TO THE CENTER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Learning in Community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing the Great Divides: The Power of Radio to Connect People Across Boundaries (Jean Feraca).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Life and Thought: As Teacher, Student, Colleague, Friend (Bardwell Smith).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWholeness in Science and Personal Life (Ian G. Barbour).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving the Night into Day: A Response to Dark Times (Joel Elkes, M.D.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoul and Role, Politicians and Politics (W. Douglas Tanner Jr.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Opening Space for the Inner Life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“How Can I Keep from Singing?”: Seeking the Wisdom of Sound (Shirley H. Showalter).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Threads We Follow (Marcy Jackson and Rick Jackson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lehrergarten: A Vision for Teacher Education (Sally Z. Hare).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Inner and Outer Life in Medicine: Honoring Values, Relationships, and the Human Element in Physicians’ Lives (Paul Batalden, M.D. and David C. Leach, M.D.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Journey of the Heart: Seeking the Questions Worth Living (Douglas Orr).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRUE SELF UNLEASHED.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Leading from Within.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning Toward a New Leadership (Jay Casbon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Philanthropy and the Inner Life (Michael Lerner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Also Takes Courage to Lead (Russ S. Moxley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf We Pay Attention (L. J. Rittenhouse).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspiring Communities of Caring and Conscience (David Dodson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: Rescuing the Sacred.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake This to Heart (Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Then Shall We Live? Suffering and Wonder in the New Commons (Sharon Daloz Parks).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Beyond Revenge: Leadership for Peace (Diana Chapman Walsh).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA World Shaped by Choice (Peter M. Senge).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParker J. Palmer Resources and Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredits.\u003c\/p\u003e Sam M. Intrator is an assistant professor of education and child study at Smith College. A former high school teacher and administrator and the son of two public school teachers, he is the editor of Stories of the Courage to Teach: Honoring the Teacher's Heart, author of Tuned In and Fired Up: How Teaching Can Inspire Real Learning in the Classroom, and coeditor (with Megan Scribner) of Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach.   \"Anyone who has read Parker J. Palmer's books knows that he evokes something significant from deep within every reader. In Living the Questions, powerful and moving testimonies of such evocations of spirit show us how Parker's influence ripples out into the lives and work of many good people.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Craig Dykstra, vice president, Lilly Endowment  \u003cp\u003eParker J. Palmer—who for forty years has written and spoken about subjects ranging from contemplation to community, the inner life to public life, education to social change—is known as one of the nation's most thoughtful voices, calling us all to ways of being in the world that honor the human heart and promote a humane society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving the Questions, a celebration of Palmer's long and distinguished career, explores the dynamic interplay between the inner life of spirit and the outer life of work. The equally distinguished contributors, who come from a wide range of professions—university presidents, scientists, physicians, religious leaders, business consultants, public school educators, philanthropists, and community organizers—bear witness to the depth, breadth, and reach of Palmer's work. All of them have been personally touched by his courage and determination to live a life congruent with the ideas and principles he writes about and by his candor in acknowledging his own flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese intimate essays and stories shed new light on some of the most important topics of our time—living an integral life, teaching and learning for transformation, creating community, and contributing to nonviolent social change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving the Questions challenges all of us to take a journey inward and a journey outward, preparing ourselves to offer the right action and authentic leadership that the world so deeply needs.\u003c\/p\u003e  Praise for Living the Questions  \u003cp\u003e\"Living the Questions is a tribute to a great man by those he has awakened to their own unique greatness. This is a book about love, courage, community, integrity, service, and humility, with a single message: to teach is to be immortal. Living the Questions is a profound testimony to our power to make a difference in this world, one heart at a time.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author, Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Attests to the pervasive infectiousness of Parker J. Palmer's gentle touch, soulful honesty, and deep inquiry into the service of authenticity and clarity. A collection of extraordinary and extraordinarily moving explorations of the inner and outer landscapes of our minds and hearts and world! There is much wisdom here from authors who have shared so much of themselves and their struggles, very much in the tradition of Palmer himself. Not to be missed. A gift of pure passion and compassion.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, Coming to Our Senses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In A Hidden Wholeness, Parker J. Palmer writes that in refusing to move to the back of the bus Rosa Parks was choosing to live divided no more. That's the choice we made in the Civil Rights movement. It was a good and right choice, as important now as it was then. Living the Questions tells of others who also walk toward wholeness.\"\u003cbr\u003e —John Lewis, Georgia representative; coauthor, Walking with the Wind; recipient, Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable collection of essays that beautifully captures the profound influence that Parker J. Palmer has had. Reading Living the Questions is encouraging, a great reminder of one of Parker's favorite exhortations: 'Be not afraid!'\"\u003cbr\u003e —Larry C. Spears, editor and coauthor, Practicing Servant Leadership; president and CEO, The Robert K. Greenleaf Center, Indianapolis, Indiana\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Prepare for a delectable conversation with poetic people, all of whom have been profoundly influenced by Parker J. Palmer.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Geoff Bellman, consultant; author, The Consultant's Calling\u003c\/p\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eLiving the Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to a great man by those he has awakened to their own unique greatness. This is a book about love, courage, community, integrity, service, and humility, with a single message: to teach is to be immortal. \u003ci\u003eLiving the Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound testimony to our power to make a difference in this world, one heart at a time.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author, \u003ci\u003eKitchen Table Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather's Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who has read Parker J. Palmer's books knows that he evokes something significant from deep within every reader.  In \u003ci\u003eLiving\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, powerful and moving testimonies of such evocations of spirit show us how Parker's influence ripples out into the lives and work of many good people.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Craig Dykstra, vice president, Lilly Endowment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Attests to the pervasive infectiousness of Parker J. Palmer's gentle touch, soulful honesty, and deep inquiry into the service of authenticity and clarity. A collection of extraordinary and extraordinarily moving explorations of the inner and outer landscapes of our minds and hearts and world!  There is much wisdom here from authors who have shared so much of themselves and their struggles, very much in the tradition of Palmer himself. Not to be missed. A gift of pure passion and compassion.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, \u003ci\u003eComing to Our Senses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eA Hidden Wholeness\u003c\/i\u003e, Parker J. Palmer writes that in refusing to move to the back of the bus Rosa Parks was choosing to live divided no more. That’s the choice we made in the Civil Rights movement. It was a good and right choice, as important now as it was then. \u003ci\u003eLiving the Questions\u003c\/i\u003e tells of others who also walk toward wholeness.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Georgia Representative John Lewis, coauthor, \u003ci\u003eWalking with the Wind;\u003c\/i\u003e recipient, Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLiving the Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is an act of love. Sam M. Intrator's clear passion for teachers and Parker J. Palmer's willingness to share all of who he is invites the reader into the very personal journey of a master teacher.  The heartfelt stories of those influenced by Parker capture the circularity of teaching and learning; they are filled with soulful questioning, paradoxical wonderings, and courageous explorations.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Becky van der Bogert, superintendent, Winnetka Public Schools; editor, \u003ci\u003eNew Directions in School Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e; coauthor, \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense as a School Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable collection of essays that beautifully captures the profound influence that Parker J. Palmer has had. Reading \u003ci\u003eLiving the Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is encouraging, a great reminder of one of Parker’s favorite exhortations: ‘Be not afraid!’\"\u003cbr\u003e —Larry C. Spears, editor and coauthor, \u003ci\u003ePracticing Servant Leadership;\u003c\/i\u003e president and CEO, The Robert K. 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