Last October, we hosted the first annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of The Seattle School presented the ongoing work they are pursuing at the intersection of text, soul, and culture. Integrative education does not end at graduation, and our alumni are proof of that. Symposia highlighted the […]
This month, six students from The Seattle School will participate in a one-week intensive in Guatemala City. The cross-cultural course, “Engaging Global Partnerships: Creating Conversations with Grassroots Leaders in their Context,” will be hosted by Guatemalan leaders serving Guatemala City communities impacted by poverty, lack of education, homelessness, addiction, and gang violence. Under the leadership […]
In our families, friend groups, organizations, and culture at large, we often find ourselves operating under unspoken rules and rituals without ever considering their impact on us. Here, Dan Cumberland (MACS ‘12) invites us to consider the impact of these rules and wonder about what it might mean to live in a new way. Dan […]
On March 10-11, we are hosting Redeeming Food and Body, a two-day conference engaging our relationships with food, our bodies, and what health and wholeness look like through an integration of theology, therapy, and nutrition. The event’s interdisciplinary teaching staff will include a mental health therapist, a dietician, and a theologian, who will lead us […]
Last week, we featured a reflection from Dr. Dan Allender about Spotlight, winner of the 2016 Best Picture Oscar. Now we turn to another big winner from this year’s Academy Awards: Mad Max: Fury Road, which received an impressive 10 Oscar nominations and 6 wins. Here, Kate Rae Davis, Human Resources Generalist and 2015 Master […]
Last weekend, the film Spotlight won the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Earlier this year, we shared Dr. Dan Allender’s enthusiastic response to the film, followed by his reminder that sexual abuse does not only concern the Catholic Church. Here, Dan returns to his gratitude for the reception Spotlight has received, before […]
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 […]
Last year, Dr. Caprice Hollins, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology and Practicum Leader at The Seattle School, released a new book co-authored with her business partner, Ilsa Govan. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race is intended for anyone who hopes to learn more about facilitating dialogue around racial differences and divisions […]
Newcomers to Seattle often find it hard to not get swept up in the hometown excitement for the Seattle Seahawks—which, with the Super Bowl just over a week away, feels a bit more like grief these days. Here, Sherri Hainje, an MA in Counseling Psychology student at The Seattle School, writes that her affinity for […]
A few weeks ago during a family hike in the foothills of Colorado, my 12-year-old daughter pulled alongside me on the trail. Without warning, she asked me the most stunning (and difficult) question: “Dad, why did you start a ministry focused on men and boys? Aren’t girls important too?” At first my heart broke, knowing […]
As the first week of classes in 2016 comes to a close, we are all still wondering what this new year will hold, wondering what changes and challenges lie ahead. Here, Bethany Foelber, a first-year student in the MA in Counseling Psychology program, writes about the disconnect she feels between the unresolved experiences of the […]
It seems fitting that the Winter Solstice marks the seasonal culmination of darkness just a few days out from Christmas, since it is in our darkest moments and our longest nights when we most need the Messiah. Here, Rachael Clinton, Assistant Director of Admissions and a member of The Allender Center’s Teaching Staff, writes about […]