Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit

Palmer, Parker J.

ISBN 10: 0470590807 / ISBN 13: 9780470590805

Published by Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2011

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An examination of ways to restore the invisible infrastructure of our democracy. Lightly bumped with corresponding crimps to the Brodart covered jacket. Inscribed on the title page "To Charlotte & Bard (Bardwell Smith) - With deepest love to two of the most important people in my life - Parker.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470590807
• ISBN 13: 9780470590805
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed By the Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Law/Politics

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Synopsis

* NEWS FLASH * Healing the Heart of Democracy called "one of the most important books of the early 21st Century" for those who care about democracy. (Democracy & Education)

* NEWS FLASH * Healing the Heart of Democracy named one of the "Best Books of 2011" on contemplation and social activism. (Spirituality & Practice)

* NEWS FLASH * Parker J. Palmer named one of "25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World" -- people who "don't just think out loud but who walk their talk on a daily basis." (The Utne Reader)

~  HOPE FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IN AN ERA OF DEEP DIVISIONS  ~   In Healing the Heart of Democracy, Parker J. Palmer quickens our instinct to seek the common good and gives us the tools to do it. This timely, courageous and practical work -- intensely personal as well as political -- is not about them, "those people" in Washington D.C., or in our state capitals, on whom we blame our political problems. It's about us, "We the People," and what we can do in everyday settings like families, neighborhoods, classrooms, congregations and workplaces to resist divide-and-conquer politics and restore a government "of the people, by the people, for the people."

In the same compelling, inspiring prose that has made him a bestselling author, Palmer explores five "habits of the heart" that can help us restore democracy's foundations as we nurture them in ourselves and each other: (1) An understanding that we are all in this together. (2) An appreciation of the value of "otherness." (3) An ability to hold tensions in life-giving ways. (4) A sense of personal voice and agency. (5) A capacity to create community. Healing the Heart of Democracy is an eloquent and empowering call for "We the People" to reclaim our democracy. Publishers Weekly, in a *Starred Review*, said "This beautifully written book deserves a wide audience that will benefit from discussing it." 

About the Author

Parker J. Palmer is a writer, teacher, and activist whose work speaks deeply to people in many walks of life. Author of nine books--including the best-sellers The Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak, and A Hidden Wholeness--his writing has been recognized with ten honorary doctorates and numerous national awards, including the 2010 William Rainey Harper Award (previously won by Margaret Mead, Marshall McLuhan, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel). In 2005, Jossey-Bass published Living the Questions: Essays Inspired by the Work and Life of Parker J. Palmer, written by notable practitioners in a variety of fields including medicine, law, philanthropy, politics, economic development, K-12 and higher education. He is founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal and holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.