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

– by Parker J. Palmer/h3>

Palmer’s Habits of the Heart as applied to our political system speak to the rancor that politics brings these days. What if we didn’t only approach our politics but our lives through those habits. In summary, they are: we’re all in this together, an appreciation of otherness, a capacity to hold tension creatively, a sense of voice and agency, and a capacity to create community.

Book Topic: Leadership