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• Do I have gifts the world wants and needs?
• Does my life have meaning and purpose?
• Whom and what can I trust?
• How can I rise above my fears?
• How do I deal with suffering, my own and that of my family and friends?
• How can I maintain hope?
• What does my life mean in the face of the fact that I am going to die? (124)
Q. Parker proposes that “spiritual but not creedal questions” such as these are important to explore together in the public sphere, including in such places as our public schools. Do you agree? Where and when do you believe we should explore such “inner life” questions? Do you see a connection between a healthy democracy and open explorations of questions such as these?
