This is an age of bewilderment for which the current narratives about who we are and how we live have been eroded. We are living in troubled times of change and complexity. On any given day people around the globe seem to be experiencing some form of disorientation or disruption; economic uncertainty, social divisiveness, political turmoil, media manipulation, power hegemony, or are beset by catastrophic weather events due to anthropogenic climate change.
This period of lingering perplexity is exacerbated by various crises which have demonstrated that structural dehumanisation and systemic instrumentalisation of humanity prevails in our global socio-economy, political-economy and institutions.
Nevertheless, it is in the context of this most challenging time for humanity that we must pause, reflect, and take responsibility. In this way humanity is collectively looking for new narratives that may help us to navigate our way out of bewilderment, perplexity and crisis. This is because narrative, like cultural mythos, is fundamental to our common ways of being, and can articulate what we should value, what ought to constitute the good life, and how we can flourish together.
This is A Narrative of Love.
Research
In this Project, we are exploring the ways in which Love has been expressed in the great philosophical and wisdom traditions.
This research seeks to provide a foundation for taking Love seriously by acknowledging that Love is the energising force that animates all goodness and shapes all that is.
Version, 23rd February 2026. The Narrative-of-Love site is being refreshed. Site content has now been largely restored although the design iteration and detailed review phases are still underway. Thank you for your interest in Narrative of Love.