A Hidden Wholeness, Parker J. Palmer
A Hidden Wholeness, Parker J. Palmer
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A Hidden Wholeness
The Journey toward an Undivided Life

Author: Parker J. Palmer

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 5 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion

Synopsis

A Hidden Wholeness is a thoughtful and heartfelt examination of sources and consequences of the alienation we feel when our inner and outer lives become divorced from each other, when external forces pressure us to depart from our souls true yearnings. The book lifts up the problem of the divided life, diagnoses its sources, assesses its personal and social costs, and offers a model of community that will help people live with greater integrity and wholeness.As he did for vocation in Let Your Life Speak and for inner lives of teachers in The Courage to Teach, bestselling author and teacher Parker J. Palmer speaks to the heart of our yearning for integrity, authenticity, and wholeness in a fractured world.

About Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a PhD in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and thirteen 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 of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anita

He had me at, "No fixing, no saving, no advising, no setting each other straight," which is the main rule of the "circles of trust" he describes. Most conversation at family gatherings, church coffee hours, break and conference rooms at work, etc. tends to be of the fixing/advising/persuasion variet......more

Goodreads review by Glen

With his Quaker background and worldview, Palmer has learned to place a great confidence in the "inner teacher" that is within each of us, otherwise known as the "soul". He suggests that the only path to an "undivided life" in which soul and role are joined is to provide space for the soul to speak.......more

Goodreads review by Anita

Beautiful, calming, thoughtful. My biggest take-away is his idea that the soul is shy as a wild animal, and we should do what it takes to help it feel safe so that it can emerge. Palmer breaks down the methodology of "trust circles" which are nice ideas but I felt their limitations. For one, I heard......more

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