Intersections at The Seattle School
Intersections features essays, dialogues, critical engagement, and art from faculty, staff, alumni, students, and other thought leaders. Grounded in the hope of fostering faithful dialogue, we are guided by a commitment to understanding narrative, wrestling with intersections, resisting reactivity, and fostering radical hospitality. With that in mind, we seek to feature work from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Therefore the opinions expressed on the Intersections blog are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect an official statement regarding the views or opinions of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. If you would like to offer feedback, respond to a piece published here, or offer your own submission, you can email us at submissions@theseattleschool.edu.
Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Megan Febuary, MATC ’14
Our hope is that The Seattle School will be led by our alumni and their stories—how they labor to live out their calling among the people and communities they serve. Jocelyn Skillman, Supervisor of Alumni Outreach, connected recently with Megan Febuary, MATC ’14, to learn more about how her studies at The Seattle School have […]
Looking Toward Jubilee Podcast Miniseries | Episode 4: A Blessing As We Go Forward
In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. […]
Looking Toward Jubilee Podcast Miniseries | Episode 3: Looking Toward Jubilee
In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. […]
Looking Toward Jubilee Podcast Miniseries | Episode 2: Setting the Table
In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. […]
Looking Toward Jubilee Podcast Miniseries | Episode 1: The Original Dream
In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. […]
10th Annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series with Phil Allen, Jr.
Each year, The Seattle School offers the Stanley Grenz Lecture Series to advance theological discourse as an expression of faith and service in honor of former Professor Stanley Grenz, a prolific Christian scholar with a pastoral heart and deep intellectual presence. On January 13, 2023, we were grateful to have as our featured speaker Phil Allen, Jr., […]
Entering Lent Together 2023
Beginning in the cold belly of winter from which spring is born, Lent is a forty-day season that starts with Ash Wednesday (February 22, 2023) and culminates in Easter (April 9, 2023). This season has traditionally been marked by fasting and prayer, modeled after Jesus’ 40 days of fasting and prayer in the wilderness and […]
Day of Scholarship 2023
On Saturday, January 14, faculty, staff, students, and alumni participated in Day of Scholarship 2023 which was led and organized by Dr. Kj Swanson, Affiliate Faculty and Common Curriculum Coordinator, and Dr. Paul Hoard, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology. This event on campus at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology highlighted how community members […]
Underrepresented Student Art Gallery: Opening Reception
The Seattle School has reserved a portion of its public space to display and honor art created by students, staff, faculty, and alumni, as well as artists from the greater Seattle area. This winter, two student groups – the BIPOC group and LIT – co-sponsored “Underrepresented Voices,” a student art gallery on the second floor […]
The Story of The Seattle School Told in Milestones: Looking Back to Look Ahead
The timeline doesn’t start with us, it began with people named Hudson, Webb, Wilson, Hutchins, Atchison, Allender, Lynk, and Grenz. And Peter, Paul, Priscilla, Lydia, and Mary. – Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, Convocation 2015 At The Seattle School, we celebrate story and honor narrative. And as we mark and celebrate our 25 years, we are […]
Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Mary DeJong MATC ’17 and Sarah Steinke MACP ’19
This is something truly spectacular about relationships—that we can make something together that we wouldn’t have made on our own. -Sarah Steinke MACP ’19 Curious about alumni partnerships, Jocelyn Skillman, as Supervisor of Alumni Outreach, recently had the opportunity to interview Mary DeJong, MATC ‘17 and Sarah Steinke, MACP ‘19. Together these two alumni bring […]
Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Mallory Redmond MATC ’13
Our hope at The Seattle School is to be led by our alumni and their stories. Mallory Redmond graduated from The Seattle School in 2013 with her Master of Arts in Theology & Culture (MATC). She recently joined the Alumni Quad, part of the team caring for alumni of The Seattle School. We are grateful […]