Welcome to Living the Questions with Parker J. Palmer

I’m glad you’re here! I launched this page in early April, and I plan to post a new essay every Friday as time and energy allow.

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What will I be posting about?

Everything that interests me! I’ve been writing independently since I was in my mid-twenties, sixty years ago. I’ve published ten books—HERE and HERE—and countless essays on a wide range of topics. A brief bio is below,

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Brief Bio

Parker J. Palmer is a writer, speaker and activist who explores issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality, culture, politics and social change. He is founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, which supports people in every walk of life in nurturing deep integrity and relational trust for the sake of personal and social transformation.

Palmer holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, fourteen honorary doctorates, and two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the National Educational Press Association. Among his honors, he is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire.

Palmer is the author of ten books—including several award-winning titles—that have sold over two and a half million copies and been translated into fifteen languages. Anniversary editions of three of his books were issued in 2024: Healing the Heart of Democracy, A Hidden Wholeness, and Let Your Life Speak. A 30th anniversary edition of The Courage to Teach is due in 2026.