Spiritual Formation

At a time when significant emphasis is placed on the issues that divide Americans, the Fetzer Institute's Survey of Love and Forgiveness in American Society reveals the commonalities that bind us together. The report uncovers the deeply held beliefs and attitudes individuals have about love, forgiveness, and their connection to the world beyond our borders. Published in October 2010, the Fetzer Institute commissioned the research in an effort to explore these complex topics that are central to its mission and to learn more about where love and forgiveness are present in American life.

This handbook supports four conversations about forgiveness. Three essays serve as background for the conversations, helping to explain why and how to practice forgiveness. Each conversation uses the essays and a film clip from The Power of Forgiveness, a PBS documentary that received major funding from the Fetzer Institute, to spark reflection and dialogue.

This resource is one of many developed in support of community-wide conversations and activities focused on love, forgiveness, and compassion--all a part of the Institute's Campaign for Love & Forgiveness.

This Facilitator Guide offers ways to explore the topic of forgiveness with small groups, including tools for facilitating conversations in your community, organization, or school.

This resource is one of many developed in support of community-wide conversations and activities focused on love, forgiveness, and compassion--all a part of the Institute's Campaign for Love & Forgiveness.

A welcome to the Fetzer Institute's retreat center, with essays on the seasons by author Parker Palmer.

Through public television programming, targeted local activities and thoughtful conversations in communities across the country, we explore the mystery and meaning of love—how it's expressed and felt, and how it manifests differently for different people—and we'll consider the potential power of love to transform and heal our personal lives, our professional lives and our communities. In these conversations, we seek to explore the many forms love takes—from friendship and family bonds, to marriage, to carrying love into the larger community through altruism and volunteerism.

Through public television programming and thoughtful conversations, we explore the mystery and meaning of love—how it's expressed and felt, and how it manifests differently for different people—and we'll consider the potential power of love to transform and heal our personal lives, our professional lives and our communities. In these conversations, we seek to explore the many forms love takes—from friendship and family bonds, to marriage, to carrying love into the larger community through altruism and volunteerism.