Policy alone cannot heal a wounded human family. Join us as we explore Shared Sacred Flourishing—a framework for international development that rejects reductionist worldviews and explicitly anchors global peacebuilding, environmental restoration, and human rights in our diverse, resonant experiences of the Sacred. The podcast features religious leaders from around the world providing insights and perspectives on Shared Sacred Flourishing.

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Episode 1 of the Religions for Peace podcast introduces Shared Sacred Flourishing. The podcast is intended for religious leaders around the world committed to interreligious action for peace.

Bishop Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg, Diocese of Borg, Church of Norway and President of the European Council of Religious Leaders, introduces the episode, which is hosted by Adam Phillips.

Featured guests in this episode, in order of appearance, include Dr. Francis Kuria, Secretary General of Religions for Peace; Dr. William Vendley, Vice President, World Religions and Spirituality at The Fetzer Institute and Secretary General Emeritus of Religions for Peace; Dr Judith Simmer-Brown, retired Distinguished Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue at Colorado’s Naropa University; and Rabbi David Rosen, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, Religions for Peace International Co-President and Special Interfaith Advisor to Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi.

Episode 2 of the Religions for Peace podcast explores Understanding the Sacred Across Traditions, examining how different faiths understand the sacred and how these diverse perspectives can foster unity, compassion, and shared action for peace through the vision of Shared Sacred Flourishing.

Hosted by Adam Phillips, the episode is introduced by Sister Agatha Ogochukwu Chikelue.

Featured guests in this episode, in order of appearance, include Reverend Kyoichi Sugino, President of Gakurin Seminary and former Deputy Secretary General of Religions for Peace International; Rabbi David Rosen, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, Religions for Peace International Co-President, and Special Interfaith Advisor to Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi; His Eminence Bhai Sahib Professor Mohinder Singh, longtime member of Religions for Peace; Professor Anantanand Rambachan, Professor Emeritus of Religion at St. Olaf College; Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus of Religions for Peace; and Dr. Francis Kuria, Secretary General of Religions for Peace.