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Uganda: The Challenge of Forgiveness

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Contemplation Nation

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Forgiveness and the Maternal Body-Deepening the American Dream Series

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Naseem Rakha: Forgiveness
In April 2010, the Fetzer Institute hosted a group of writers at our private retreat center. Poets, novelists, teachers, musicians, and artists; this engaging group came together to share their views on love, forgiveness, compassion, and the creative spirit. Naseem Rakha describes what drew her towards the subject of forgiveness and...More »

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FORGIVENESS

Conversations About Forgiveness

Participant Guide 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. More »

COMPASSION

Desmond Tutu: The Resiliency of the Human Spirit

The Archbishop visits Darfur and is struck by the resiliency of the human spirit. "You and I are actually creatures who are created for goodness" In 2008, the Fetzer Institute was proud to welcome Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Speaking to a crowd at the Western Michigan University,... More »

DEMOCRACY

The Common Cradle of Concern - Deepening the American Dream Series

by Howard Zinn In the winter of 2004, during several conversations with Mark Nepo, the legendary historian Howard Zinn explored the nature of being an American today. This essay gathers the siftings of those conversations put together and edited by both Zinn and Nepo into a meditation on America, moral... More »

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Business
Community Building
Community Engagement
Community Health
Democracy, Politics & Public Life
Education
Field Development
Individual Transformation
Leadership
Love, Forgiveness and/or Compassion
Media & the Arts
Meditation & Contemplative Practices
Peace Building & Conflict Transformation
Racial Reconciliation & Healing
Religious & Spiritual Traditions
Science & Spirituality
Spirituality

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Compassionate Love
Forgiveness (Practices/Dialogues/Research)
Meditation Research/Contemplative Practice
Other
Peace Building and Conflict Transformation
Racial Reconciliation & Healing
Science & Spirituality
Storytelling & Community Engagement
Transforming Leadership

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Science & Spirituality
Communication & Outreach