This article explores how stories shape the moral and spiritual imagination of children and adults alike. Drawing from both Scripture and literature, it reflects on storytelling as a formative force that nurtures empathy, faith, wonder, and our understanding of what it means to be human.

How does the imagination shape our life with God? In this conversation, Lanta Davis discusses the formative power of stories, symbols, art, and images, exploring how they influence faith, identity, and spiritual growth. From saints' lives and medieval bestiaries to practical habits of reading and seeing, Davis invites listeners to rediscover the imagination as an essential part of Christian formation.