A Shared Sacred Story for the Human Family: A Scholarly-Practitioner Panel
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Community
This panel explores the Our Shared Sacred Story project (Orbis Books, 2025) by examining the possibilities, challenges, and limitations of collaboratively retelling diverse religious narratives and writing a polyphonic shared sacred story to address global issues, promote dialogue, engage pluralism, and strengthen both civic and academic understanding.
Panelists
William Vendley
Vice President of World Religions and Spirituality, The Fetzer Institute | Secretary General Emeritus of Religions for Peace International
Jessica Joustra
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary
Kelly James Clark
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Ibn Haldun University (Istanbul)
Ghazala Munir
Co-Founder, Interfaith Dialogue Association
Moderator
Kyle Kooyers
Director, Sylvia and Richard Kaufman Interfaith Institute
The discussion will be followed by a reception and book signing. Registration is free but required.
Location Information
Loosemore Auditorium
Richard M. Devos Center, Building E
Downtown Grand Rapids
Contact Information
Kaufman Interfaith Institute
[email protected]
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This event was added to the calendar by Liz English (englisel@gvsu.edu) on Monday, July 20, 2026 and was last updated on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 8:25 a.m.