On the surface, it seemed as if life had lost something, yet the seeds of new life were being sown quietly and generously all the time.

— Parker Palmer (b. 1939), Soziologe und Publizist

Source: Let Your Life Speak, a.a.O., 98-99.

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Grief & Comfort, Time & Transience

Parker Palmer

Parker J. Palmer (* 1939) ist ein US-amerikanischer Soziologe, Pädagoge und Publizist aus der Tradition der Quäker. Er wurde durch Werke über Berufung, Bildung und Spiritualität bekannt, in denen er das Zusammenwirken von innerer Identität und gesellschaftlichem Engagement betont. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Texte Impulse zur Reflexion über persönliche Integrität, den Umgang mit Krisen und die praktische Ausgestaltung des eigenen Glaubens.

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