This dialogue between bell hooks and Parker J. Palmer took place on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, as one of several public events at the 2016 bell hooks Residency at St. Norbert College, where the Cassandra Voss Center serves as a sistercenter to hooks’ own bell hooks Institute at Berea College in Kentucky. It was cosponsored by Humana and Killeen Chair of Theology & Philosophy. For more information about the Cassandra Voss Center, visit www.snc.edu/cvc. #SNCbellhooks16

bell hooks: Honored as a leading public intellectual by The Atlantic Monthly, as well as one of Utne Reader's "100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life," hooks is a captivating speaker and canonical scholar who has authored over 40 books, including five for children, on issues of social justice, media literacy, education, and spirituality. She is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.

Parker J. Palmer is a worldrenowned writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, and spirituality. Palmer has reached millions worldwide through his nine books, including The Courage to Teach and Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation.