40-Day Journey with Parker J. Palmer

40-Day Journey with Parker J. Palmer PDF Author: Henry F. French
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 1451409575
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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* Includes passages from Scripture and opportunities to reflect and pray * Ideal for use during Advent or Lent.

40-Day Journey with Parker J. Palmer

40-Day Journey with Parker J. Palmer PDF Author: Henry F. French
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 1451409575
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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* Includes passages from Scripture and opportunities to reflect and pray * Ideal for use during Advent or Lent.

40-Day Journey with Madeleine L'Engle

40-Day Journey with Madeleine L'Engle PDF Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 9780806657622
Category : Meditations
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This volume invites readers to take a spiritual journey with Madeleine LEngle, Newbury Award-winning author who wrote dozens of books for children and adults. In addition to novels and poetry, LEngle wrote many non-fiction works, including the autobiographical Crosswicks Journals and other explorations of the subjects of faith and art. Drawing from his published works, series editor Henry French here selects 40 inspiring passages from LEngles writings that reflect her spiritual journey and invites readers to explore their own spirituality under the guidance of this noted author, educator, and activist.

40-Day Journey with Julian of Norwich

40-Day Journey with Julian of Norwich PDF Author: Lisa E. Dahill
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 1451413084
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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* Includes passages from Scripture and opportunities to reflect and pray * Ideal for use during Advent or Lent

On the Brink of Everything

On the Brink of Everything PDF Author: Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1523095458
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 205

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“This impassioned book invites readers to the deep end of life where authentic soul work and human transformation become pressing concerns.” —Publishers Weekly 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist in the Aging/Death & Dying Category From bestselling author Parker J. Palmer comes a brave and beautiful book for all who want to age reflectively, seeking new insights and life-giving ways to engage in the world. “Age itself,” he says, “is no excuse to wade in the shallows. It’s a reason to dive deep and take creative risks.” Looking back on eight decades of life—and on his work as a writer, teacher, and activist—Palmer explores what he’s learning about self and world, inviting readers to explore their own experience. In prose and poetry—and three downloadable songs written for the book by the gifted Carrie Newcomer—he meditates on the meanings of life, past, present, and future. With compassion and chutzpah, gravitas and levity, Palmer writes about cultivating a vital inner and outer life, finding meaning in suffering and joy, and forming friendships across the generations that bring new life to young and old alike. “This book is a companion for not merely surviving a fractured world, but embodying—like Parker—the fiercely honest and gracious wholeness that is ours to claim at every stage of life.” —Krista Tippett, New York Times-bestselling author of Becoming Wise “A wondrously rich mix of reality and possibility, comfort and story, helpful counsel and poetry, in the voice of a friend . . . This is a book of immense gratitude, consolation, and praise.” —Naomi Shihab Nye, National Book Award finalist

Healing the Heart of Democracy

Healing the Heart of Democracy PDF Author: Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118970365
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Hope for American democracy in an era of deep divisions In Healing the Heart of Democracy, Parker J. Palmerquickens our instinct to seek the common good and gives us thetools to do it. This timely, courageous and practicalwork—intensely personal as well as political—is notabout them, "those people" in Washington D.C., or in ourstate capitals, on whom we blame our political problems. It's aboutus, "We the People," and what we can do in everyday settingslike families, neighborhoods, classrooms, congregations andworkplaces to resist divide-and-conquer politics and restore agovernment "of the people, by the people, for the people." In the same compelling, inspiring prose that has made him abestselling author, Palmer explores five "habits of the heart" thatcan help us restore democracy's foundations as we nurture them inourselves and each other: An understanding that we are all in this together An appreciation of the value of "otherness" An ability to hold tension in life-giving ways A sense of personal voice and agency A capacity to create community Healing the Heart of Democracy is an eloquent andempowering call for "We the People" to reclaim ourdemocracy. The online journal Democracy & Educationcalled it "one of the most important books of the early 21stCentury." And Publishers Weekly, in a Starred Review, said"This beautifully written book deserves a wide audience that willbenefit from discussing it."

40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer

40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer PDF Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 080665368X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Book Description
Perfect for use during Advent or Lent, these volumes includes passages from Scripture and opportunities for reflection and prayer.

The Courage to Teach

The Courage to Teach PDF Author: Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470469277
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261

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"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life." - Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction] Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the heart, because they care deeply about their students and about their subject. But the demands of teaching cause too many educators to lose heart. Is it possible to take heart in teaching once more so that we can continue to do what good teachers always do -- give heart to our students? In The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students -- and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors.

To Know as We Are Known

To Know as We Are Known PDF Author: Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062010794
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 197

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This primer on authentic education explores how mind and heart can work together in the learning process. Moving beyond the bankruptcy of our current model of education, Parker Palmer finds the soul of education through a lifelong cultivation of the wisdom each of us possesses and can share to benefit others.

40-Day Journey with Howard Thurman

40-Day Journey with Howard Thurman PDF Author: Donna Schaper
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 1451407033
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Howard Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. Strongly influenced by his grandmother, a former slave, who raised him and a Quaker mystic under whom he studied, Thurman adopted a philosophy of activism rooted in faith, guided by spirit, and maintained in peace. Editor Donna Schaper selects forty inspiring passages from the works of this spiritual advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to accompany readers on their own spiritual journeys. Ideal for traveling through the seasons of Advent and Lent.

Teaching with Fire

Teaching with Fire PDF Author: Sam M. Intrator
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0787969702
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 263

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Reclaim Your Fire "Teaching with Fire is a glorious collection of the poetry that has restored the faith of teachers in the highest, most transcendent values of their work with children....Those who want us to believe that teaching is a technocratic and robotic skill devoid of art or joy or beauty need to read this powerful collection. So, for that matter, do we all." ?Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing Grace and Savage Inequalities "When reasoned argument fails, poetry helps us make sense of life. A few well-chosen images, the spinning together of words creates a way of seeing where we came from and lights up possibilities for where we might be going....Dip in, read, and ponder; share with others. It's inspiration in the very best sense." ?Deborah Meier, co-principal of The Mission Hill School, Boston and founder of a network of schools in East Harlem, New York "In the Confucian tradition it is said that the mark of a golden era is that children are the most important members of the society and teaching is the most revered profession. Our jour ney to that ideal may be a long one, but it is books like this that will sustain us - for who are we all at our best save teachers, and who matters more to us than the children?" ?Peter M. Senge, founding chair, SoL (Society for Organizational Learning) and author of The Fifth Discipline Those of us who care about the young and their education must find ways to remember what teaching and learning are really about. We must find ways to keep our hearts alive as we serve our students. Poetry has the power to keep us vital and focused on what really matters in life and in schooling. Teaching with Fire is a wonderful collection of eighty-eight poems from such well-loved poets as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, Emily Dickinson, and Pablo Neruda. Each of these evocative poems is accompanied by a brief story from a teacher explaining the significance of the poem in his or her life's work. This beautiful book also includes an essay that describes how poetry can be used to grow both personally and professionally. Teaching With Fire was written in partnership with the Center for Teacher Formation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Royalties from this book will be used to fund scholarship opportunities for teachers to grow and learn.