Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer, founder of the Center for Courage & Renewal, is a writer, speaker, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He is also the best-selling author of ten books; his most recent being On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity & Getting Old. A member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker), Dr. Palmer and his wife live in Madison, Wisconsin.