Intersections at The Seattle School
The Potential of an Equitable Classroom
On January 22nd of this year, I attended Jamar Tisby’s lecture at Seattle Pacific University based on his book, The Color of Compromise. He began with the story of a speech by White civil rights lawyer Charles Morgan Jr at the Birmingham Young Men’s Business Club in Birmingham, Alabama the day after the murder of […]
Announcing Board of Trustees Transitions at The Seattle School
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology announces transitions within its Board of Trustees. Shannon Eckmann will replace Mike Anderson as Board Chair as he steps down after serving on the board for ten years, eight as Board Chair. Dr. Dave Brandt and Mark Daley, members of the board for ten and four years respectively […]
Processing Amidst a Pandemic: A Collection of Student Artwork
As a way of processing the losses and challenges brought about by the pandemic, students at The Seattle School began to create—through painting, poetry, photography, and many other mediums. Art is a tactile way to express the grief, pain, and longing, moving these emotions out of one’s body into the open. Here, we share a […]
A Movement Towards Listening and Conversations about Whiteness
In spring 2018, the Practicum (now Listening Lab) team hosted a meeting for students who identify as underrepresented on campus (Persons of Color, LGBTQIA+, Sage, Conservative Theology, etc.) to invite conversation around the question: “What has practicum been like for you?” What followed was a series of often painful accounts of struggles that went beyond […]
On Engaging in a Sustained Conversation About Race and Whiteness
Throughout the last several weeks, the faculty of The Seattle School have engaged in ongoing conversation, reflection, and education–individually and collectively–as we considered how to respond to the systematic oppression of and violence toward Black human beings in our country. For me personally, faces of students keep coming to mind–from the UW, Cascadia College, and […]
Igniting the Pilot Lights: How White Folks Can Respond to Racial Injustice
We say their names, lingering as we light a candle for each of them on the vigil altar: Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Maurice Gordon. Rayshard Brooks. George Floyd. Our altar grows all-too-crowded, even if we say names from just the years since Black Lives Matter was founded. All fellow people, Americans, neighbors, friends, […]
Theology Through Art: Student Work on Miyazaki Hayao and Kara Walker
Theology and the Artistic Impulse is a Theology & Culture elective offered every other winter that uses art as a starting place for theological inquiry. The course is designed to help students expand their understanding and application of how we derive theological meaning from all five of our senses, not just the written and spoken […]
What You Need to Know about Becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor
If you’re currently in or are considering a counseling psychology program, you’re probably familiar with the acronyms like LMHC, or LPC, or other credentials behind people’s names. Here, Nicole Greenwald, a licensed counselor with over 10 years of experience, talks about the most frequently asked questions about the counseling licensure process—from different state requirements to […]
On Ending and Enchantment
I’m sitting in the valley as I write this, coffee steam billowing from my cup next to me, the mountains loom before me in their magnificent gentleness, my calves and feet ache. Yesterday I completed the through-hike of The Enchantments, an ~18 mile trek that careens upwards of 4800 feet through Asgaard Pass in the […]
The Seattle School to Deliver Classes Online for Fall 2020 Term
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology has decided to move forward to deliver classes online through December 2020 amid the uncertainty of COVID-19. “In this season, we are all grieving our ability to be together, and we are anxious to return to campus. This is a season of much uncertainty, and even when we […]
Anti-Racism Resources for White-Majority Churches
Manuel Ellis. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Alton Sterling. Troy Robinson. Sandra Bland.Tamir Rice. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. James Chaney. Mack Charles Parker. Emmett Till. Mary Turner and unborn child. The “60 million and more,” as Toni Morrison puts it. While our bodies and souls ache with the recent abuses of power, we also recognize them […]
Videos: Integrative Projects 2020
The Seattle School community gathers annually along with friends and families of the graduating MDiv and MATC students for the Integrative Project Symposium. This year, in the midst of ongoing restrictions to public gatherings, students pre-recorded their presentations and participated in our first virtual Integrative Project Symposium on June 17. The Integrative Project serves as […]