The Quiet Power of Humility

"The Quiet Power of Humility" In cultures that prioritize self-aggrandizement and ego-promotion, humility offers a radically different approach. We'll explore this overlooked virtue of humility, how it can transform your relationships, and why it may be more necessary now than ever before.

MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKER:

Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Hope College and the director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research. A social psychologist, he has published more than 250 scholarly articles and chapters, and four books, on topics such as religion, meaning in life, and virtues.

Most recently, his work has focused on the psychological and social processes of leaving religion and undergoing religious change. His research has been covered by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, The Atlantic, and Hidden Brain, and has been supported by numerous grants from the John Templeton Foundation.

He is an associate editor for The Journal of Positive Psychology and a consulting editor for Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and we are delighted to have him with us as we close out our series on HOPE.

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Quotes

“If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” - Mother Theresa

“Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.” -  William Law

Reading - Wendell Berry (from Leavings, 2007): IX.

I go by a field where once

I cultivated a few poor crops.

It is now covered with young trees,

for the forest that belongs here

has come back and reclaimed its own.

And I think of all the effort

I have wasted and all the time,

and of how much joy I took

in that failed work and how much

it taught me. For in so failing

I learned something of my place,

something of myself, and now

I welcome back the trees.