Meditations on Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care
What is the present state and future development of spiritual care? Since December 11 to 13, 2019, the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab is grateful to partner with the Fetzer Institute on a convening and dialogue focused on just that. We welcome...
Five COVID-fueled Shifts in Our Religious and Spiritual Landscape
Amidst all the devastation of this remarkable moment, COVID is extremely clarifying. It reveals the pain of loneliness and social isolation. It uncovers how profoundly most people long to focus on what matters most. And it stimulates amazing creativity and...
Freedom of Spirit: Celebrating John Fetzer
Our founder, John E. Fetzer, spent a lifetime following a deep spiritual yearning as documented in Brian C. Wilson’s book John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age. The book was recently awarded the Historical Society of Michigan's...
Hot Gravy
As the year comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on moments that have touched us and buoyed our spirits. “Hot Gravy,” a story of hope and healing, redemption and forgiveness, captures one such moment. It is featured in the...
Adventurous Civility: Courage in a Time of Division
“Speaking together differently so that we might learn to live together differently” is what The On Being Project’s Civil Conversations Project (CCP) seeks to model during this time of deep polarization in public life. We recently caught up with CCP...
Telling Stories with Soul: Meet the 2019 ivoh Fellows
Journalists, in their role as storytellers, can sometimes become emotionally hardened from crafting stories about social injustice, breach of trust, fear, and violence. Life’s daily kindnesses and community triumphs aren’t always easy tales to find. But a Fetzer Institute partnership...
Meet Julia Davis, Curator of the We the People Book Club
As part of The Practicing Democracy Project (PDP) our partners at Spirituality & Practice just kicked off the "We the People Book Club," a yearlong discussion to explore the themes of democracy. Julia (Julie) Davis, a fellow with PDP is our guide for this exploration. We caught up...
The Wisdom of Cherishing Sentient Beings Everywhere
Jacques Verduin is a subject matter expert on mindfulness, restorative justice, emotional intelligence, and transforming violence. A father, community organizer, and teacher, he directs "Insight-Out" (now known as GRIP Training Institute) which helps prisoners and challenged youth create the personal...
Seasons Retreat Center
[embed]https://vimeo.com/1127558955?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci[/embed] Welcome. An Invitation to Pause. Seasons is a place where stillness welcomes you, the woods hold you, and every breath invites you deeper into presence. Nestled beside the Fetzer Institute, this sanctuary offers space for reflection, renewal, and meaningful...
New Open-Access Book Explores the Intersection of Spirituality and Technology
As emerging technologies continue to shape various aspects of human life, a new open-access book explores a critical question: How is technology transforming our experience of the Sacred? Published by Springer with support from the Fetzer Institute, the open-access eBook Redefining...