On Revolutionary Mindfulness and Restorative Justice
We’re a nation born of blood, slavery, and genocide. This original trauma re-enacts itself in many ways… We must become skilled healers. We must be brave ones to take on juggernauts of harm. —Fania Davis, co-founder, Restorative Justice for Oakland...
The Fetzer Institute Announces Dr. Andrew Serazin as Next President & CEO
Appointment unites scientific rigor, innovation, and spiritual depth as the Institute continues its work of helping to build the spiritual foundation for a loving world. Kalamazoo, MI | October 7, 2026 — The Fetzer Institute today announced Dr. Andrew Serazin...
Deconstructing Our Culture of Violence
Jacques Verduin is a subject matter expert on mindfulness, restorative justice, emotional intelligence, and transforming violence. A father, community organizer, and teacher, he is the founder of GRIP Training Institute (Guiding Rage Into Power), which helps prisoners and challenged youth...
The Research Behind StoryCorps’ One Small Step Initiative
Recently our partners at StoryCorps shared the research behind its One Small Step (OSS) initiative, which was born out of increasing concern about the growing political divides and contempt in society. On a Zoom call with funders (Fetzer is a...
Do Technology and Sacred Mindfulness Mix?
Walking into Wisdom 2.0—a conference where the Silicon Valley tech scene converges with a profoundly sacred mindfulness scene—is like entering an alternative reality. One minute, you might be trying on a BrainTap wearable headset to build your “brain fitness,” and...
Courageous Religious Pluralism on College Campuses
Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) has devoted his life to the promise of a pluralistic American society, a potluck of flavors to nourish us all and stimulate taste buds beyond a bland melting pot of assimilation. Community,...
Founder
---Our Founder--- John Earl Fetzer (1901 – 1991) was a pioneer in the broadcasting industry, an owner of the Detroit Tigers baseball team, and a lifetime devotee of faith and spirituality. While bedridden for nearly a year with influenza as a teenager, he made the commitment that “If I were permitted to live, I would devote my life to the spiritual work of the Creator.” Mr. Fetzer kept t
Conversation Circles for Chaplains of Color: Updates, Innovations, and New Groups
This January, The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL) launched Conversation Circles for Chaplains of Color as part of our work with the Fetzer Institute to support and build networks for spiritual care providers. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial...
Biologos and the Center for Christogenesis: Finding Sacred Truth at the Intersection of Faith and Science
Biologos and the Center for Christogenesis might appear to be on opposite sides of the spirituality and science debate. Yet both organizations exist principally to help people of faith reconcile the two disciplines—positing that science and spirituality are not in...
Education for Well-being
“What I love about this research is that it is framing up outcomes that are relevant to kids now. Usually, it’s what are the outcomes to be successful down the road as opposed to what is meaningful to kids right...