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

Palmer, Parker J. J.

ISBN 10: 1118907507 / ISBN 13: 9781118907504

Edité par Jossey-Bass, 2014

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Synopsis :

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:

• 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 and empowering call for "We the People" to reclaim our democracy. The online journal Democracy & Education called it "one of the most important books of the early 21st Century." And Publishers Weekly, in a Starred Review, said "This beautifully written book deserves a wide audience that will benefit from discussing it."

À propos de l?auteur:

PARKER J. PALMER, whose books have sold over a million copies, holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and eleven honorary doctorates. In 2011, the Utne Reader named him one of twenty-five “People Who Are Changing Your World.” He is Founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage ...
Éditeur : Jossey-Bass
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good