Parker Palmer Standing in the tragic gap The stories, criticism, and practices in this book invite us into what I can reparative intercession. To be reparative intercessors is to take up oral, attitudinal, and behavioral practices that…
Parker Palmer If we are to survive and thrive, we must hold its divisions and contradictions with compassion, lest we lose our democracy. I discovered a book that helped me understand how heartbreak and depression - two of the most isolating and disabling experiences I know - can expand one’s sense of connectedness…
Parker Palmer Creative tension-holding If we want to “create a politics worthy of the human spirit,” we must find ways to bridge our differences, whether they are defined by age, gender, class, race, ethnicity,…
Parker Palmer When was the last time you solved a problem by talking about people who weren’t in the room? Think about everyday experiences outside of politics - in your family, neighborhood, workplace, or the voluntary associations to which you belong. In settings of that sort, when was the last…
Parker Palmer “Them” As I listen in on private and public conversations about the problems of American democracy, I’m struck time and again by how often our political talk is about people who…
