Transformative education deepens our capacity to discern truth, beauty, and goodness in the stories and texts around us—even those that seem like unlikely texts. Here, Brittany Deininger, who will graduate from The Seattle School with her MA in Theology & Culture this month, writes about her experience viewing the latest X-Men movie, Logan, and about […]
On June 2, we will gather as a community for the annual Integrative Project Symposium, an opportunity to witness and celebrate the bold, thoughtful, and creative work of our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students. Here, Brittany Deininger (MATC) writes about memory, art, and the voices and ideas that have […]
The season of Lent invites us to wrestle with the realities of death and the hope of resurrection in creative, embodied ways. Here, Brittany Deininger, second-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about how a particular sculpture and the story of Jonah are leading her to consider imagination, creation, and the space between life […]
By pursuing graduate education at the intersection of text.soul.culture, students at The Seattle School wrestle with the relationships between theology, psychology, and the arts. Here, Brittany Deininger, a second-year MA in Theology & Culture student and ongoing contributor to this blog, writes about one of those unique intersections: ecopoetics. Brittany reflects on how poetry can […]
We believe that when art is honest, creative, and courageous, it offers a vital, often prophetic lens into both the beauty and the brokenness in the surrounding culture. Here, Brittany Deininger, a second-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about the way that poetry speaks truth and beauty in a world that desperately needs […]
As we continue to move through the liturgical season of Lent, we are invited to confront our brokenness, our wildernesses both internal and external, and our ever-present need for resurrection. Here, Brittany Deininger, a first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, reflects on a poetry series engaging the seven deadly sins, which she was commissioned […]
As the mystery of Advent and the frenzy of the holidays culminate in this day, the day we celebrate God’s embodiment in our midst, may we find space for rest and reflection. May the hope of Immanuel grow new life, new joy, and new compassion in our lives and in our communities. And may this poem, […]