Stories That Bring Us Together
For five years, the Fetzer Institute has brought together scholars and spiritual leaders from nine world religious traditions to explore a simple but profound idea: what happens when we listen to one another’s sacred stories?
The result is Retelling Sacred Stories: Our Journeys to a Shared Sacred Story, a landmark volume that gathers these diverse voices into a conversation about solidarity, shared flourishing, and care for the Earth. Each story reflects its tradition’s understanding of the Sacred while inviting us all into a larger story — one that honors each faith and opens the door to new ways of thinking about science, spirituality, and how we live together. Order Now
This is more than a book. It is an invitation: to witness, to reflect, and to imagine a world strengthened by the wisdom of many traditions.
As Dr. William F. Vendley, Vice President of World Religions and Spirituality at the Fetzer Institute shared: “This book represents one of the most ambitious interfaith collaborations of our time. Each tradition’s retelling honors its own lineage while contributing to a shared sacred narrative for humanity that readers are encouraged to read through the lens of their sacred tradition and/or experience. Our hope is that these stories will inspire deeper empathy, solidarity, and a renewed sense of the Sacred in public and private life.”
Upcoming Events
To further explore the themes in Retelling Sacred Stories and additional considerations about a future of sacred shared flourishing, we invite you to join us at any of the below upcoming events, free to the public, in the United Kingdom. Please stay tuned for additional opportunities to convene and discuss powerful questions, stories, and collaborations.
- Exploring Sacred Stories in a Secular Age (London)
RSA, Tuesday, June 2 – 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
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- Exploring the Sacred in Human Relations (Cambridge)
Faculty of Divinity, Thursday, June 4 – 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
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- Exploring the Power of Sacred Stories (Oxford)
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Friday, June 5 – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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