Over the last few weeks, we’ve introduced you to a few folks who will be regular contributors to this blog for the next several months. Brittany Deininger (second-year MA in Theology & Culture student) wrote about “Poetry and the Art of Survival,” Heather Casimere (first-year MATC student) reflected on the journey that led her here […]
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 […]
What do we do with pain? On individual, relational, social, and cultural levels, do we engage the pain that confronts us, or do we fight it, bury it, and try to run from it? Here, D. Michael Louderback (MACP, ‘13), an analytic psychotherapist, writes about our relationship with that which seems unbearable, and about the complex intersection […]
Last October we hosted the second 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 highlights the […]
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 […]
At the end of every academic year, we host the Integrative Project symposium, in which The Seattle School’s alumni, current students, faculty, staff, and the Seattle community at large are invited to witness and celebrate the bold, thoughtful, and creative work of our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students. For […]
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 […]
In October we hosted the second 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 highlights the […]
This season invites us to reflect on the highs and lows of the last 12 months and to name our desires for the new year. Here, Beau Denton, Content Coordinator and MA in Counseling Psychology student, writes about his final year at The Seattle School and his hopes for the coming term and the years […]
In the midst of the Advent season, it is hard not to be struck by the impossibly grand scope of the incarnation. Here, Krista Law (MACP ‘12, MACS ‘13) wonders about how we respond to promises that are so far beyond our grasp. Do we laugh and shrug it off, or do we choose to […]
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 […]