Last week, Michael Louderback invited us to consider the fate of pain and how we respond to it (or not) in our lives. Here, Heather Casimere, first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about her own relationship with pain and the call to a long, complex journey of daring to engage her pain—and tell her […]
Redeeming Food & Body, coming up on March 10-11, is a two-day workshop birthed out of a response to the impact of our fragmented, weight-obsessed, food-confused, disembodied culture. Facilitated by an interdisciplinary teaching team comprised of a mental health therapist, dietitian, and theologian, this workshop explores an embodied and restorative approach to our relationship with […]
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 […]
Today we are thrilled to introduce you to the Listening in Place Project with Cassie Carroll (Master of Divinity, ‘16), which we will be featuring monthly here on the Intersections blog. After graduating from The Seattle School, Cassie launched Listening in Place, a venture in which she is collecting stories from church planters, practitioners, pastors, […]
On January 14 we were thrilled to welcome Jimmy McGee, President of the Impact Movement, as the keynote speaker for Humanity Through Community. This year’s theme was “The Myth of the Single Story,” and Jimmy offered powerful insights and a bold invitation for us to engage the humanity in each other in a way that acknowledges […]
We are so excited to gather once again for Humanity through Community on January 14, a summit designed to empower us to live, work, and lead in culturally responsive ways. This year’s theme is “The Myth of the Single Story,” and our keynote speaker is James (Jimmy) McGee III, founder of the Bitumen Group, President […]
On Saturday, January 14, The Seattle School is hosting Humanity Through Community, an all-day summit equipping educators, practitioners, advocates, and organizations to foster conversation, awareness, skill-building, and advocacy as we work toward living, working, and leading in culturally responsive ways. You can learn more about the event and register on our event calendar. Here, we […]
In the Spring 2017 term, The Seattle School will offer Spirituality and the Arts (SFD 523), a two-credit elective that is available every two years. Each course offering so far has engaged a different art form, and this year’s focus, taught by Kj Swanson (MDiv, 2010), is the art of film. Before the recent completion […]
Earlier this month, we hosted the 4th annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, a professor and prolific author in the realms of theology, ecology, and environmental studies. Dr. Bouma-Prediger is Professor of Religion, Director of the Environmental Studies program, and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning at Hope College in Michigan. He […]
Earlier this month, we hosted the 4th annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, a professor and prolific author in the realms of theology, ecology, and environmental studies. Dr. Bouma-Prediger is Professor of Religion, Director of the Environmental Studies program, and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning at Hope College in Michigan. He […]
On October 26, we welcomed Lisa Sharon Harper, author of The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right, for a theological forum with Director of Advancement Andi Saccoccio, a conversation about division, reconciliation, and the biblical notion of shalom. “The way that unjust structures are able to stand is because people believe […]
This week, we are confronted more than ever before by the division and fragmentation of our culture. The Seattle School is committed to equipping people who will step into that divided space to foster attunement to the pain and brokenness in the individuals and communities around us. To that end, Dr. Keith Anderson, President of […]