PARKER J. PALMER, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and fourteen honorary doctorates. Palmer is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel. He is Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

• Gratitudes viiPrelude: The Blizzard of the World 1I Images of Integrity: Living “Divided No More” 3II Across the Great Divide: Rejoining Soul and Role 11III Explorations in True Self: Intimations of the Soul 25IV Being Alone Together: a Community of Solitudes 41V Preparing for the Journey: Creating Circles of Trust 57VI the Truth Told Slant: the Power of Metaphor 71VII Deep Speaks to Deep: Learning to Speak and Listen 91VIII Living the Questions: Experiments with Truth 105IX on Laughter and Silence: Not-so-strange Bedfellows 121X the Third Way: Nonviolence in Everyday Life 133Postlude: Beyond the Blizzard of the World 149Notes 161The Author 169Index 171Credits 177

PARKER J. PALMER, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and fourteen honorary doctorates. Palmer is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel. He is Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

• Gratitudes viiPrelude: The Blizzard of the World 1I Images of Integrity: Living “Divided No More” 3II Across the Great Divide: Rejoining Soul and Role 11III Explorations in True Self: Intimations of the Soul 25IV Being Alone Together: a Community of Solitudes 41V Preparing for the Journey: Creating Circles of Trust 57VI the Truth Told Slant: the Power of Metaphor 71VII Deep Speaks to Deep: Learning to Speak and Listen 91VIII Living the Questions: Experiments with Truth 105IX on Laughter and Silence: Not-so-strange Bedfellows 121X the Third Way: Nonviolence in Everyday Life 133Postlude: Beyond the Blizzard of the World 149Notes 161The Author 169Index 171Credits 177

PARKER J. PALMER, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and fourteen honorary doctorates. Palmer is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel. He is Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

• Gratitudes viiPrelude: The Blizzard of the World 1I Images of Integrity: Living “Divided No More” 3II Across the Great Divide: Rejoining Soul and Role 11III Explorations in True Self: Intimations of the Soul 25IV Being Alone Together: a Community of Solitudes 41V Preparing for the Journey: Creating Circles of Trust 57VI the Truth Told Slant: the Power of Metaphor 71VII Deep Speaks to Deep: Learning to Speak and Listen 91VIII Living the Questions: Experiments with Truth 105IX on Laughter and Silence: Not-so-strange Bedfellows 121X the Third Way: Nonviolence in Everyday Life 133Postlude: Beyond the Blizzard of the World 149Notes 161The Author 169Index 171Credits 177