Human Flourishing

Human flourishing is enhanced through the experience of beauty, truth and order and can be described as the dynamic process of realizing one's ultimate potential and contributing to the common good. Flourishing can include the aspects of happiness, health, meaning, character, relationships and stability. These resources can provide insights to help navigate the journey of becoming more fully human.

“If you’re seeking truth, or pursuing beauty … these are a mark of flourishing”

— FRANCIS SU

Harvard University: The Human Flourishing Program
Global Flourishing Study: Mapping the Mystery of Humanity
Templeton: Finding Beauty and Purpose to Flourish

“Flourishing has three components: life going well, life led well, and life feeling as it should.”

— MIROSLAV VOLF

Human Flourishing Lab
The Ethics of Beauty: Patterns for Human Flourishing
Agents of Flourishing: Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society

“Flourishing comes from being both strong and weak.”

— ANDY CROUCH