
Intersections at The Seattle School

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 […]
The Work Ahead of Us: Addressing Racial Trauma and Systemic Injustices
It is difficult for me to separate the deep hurt from watching George Floyd die from that of the generations of hurts mingled together of black and brown bodies who have died for no good reason. I want to be clear: there is no less pain when black and brown bodies harm each other, or […]
The Seattle School Announces Acquisition of Christ & Cascadia Journal
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology announces that it will undertake the stewardship of Fuller Seminary’s Christ & Cascadia online journal. Christ & Cascadia will be housed in Resilient Leaders Project, a grant-funded program within the graduate school, under the leadership of Kate Rae Davis, Director, and Forrest Inslee, Editor. “At The Seattle School, […]
Love and Pie in the Time of Quarantine
Yesterday, after having spent a substantial part of the morning and afternoon in the kitchen, my 24-year-old son walked in. “Are you making a pie?” he asked. “Well, yeah,” I replied. As if, of course I would be making a pie. This would be the fourth pie I had baked in our less than 6- […]
A Lament: Processing Amidst a Pandemic
“The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. Oh wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears flow like a river day and night….pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord.” ~Lamentations 2:18-19 These words of the prophet Jeremiah situate themselves in a devastating part of Judah’s history—the […]
Internship Spotlight: Cheryl at Cornerstone Counseling Foundation
Each year, our counseling psychology students spread out across the Greater Seattle Area—and in this case, the world—to intern at a variety of organizations. It’s one of the first opportunities for students to step into their future vocation. Here, Cheryl writes about her journey to intern at Cornerstone Counseling Foundation in Thailand, and the impact […]
Transformation at the Intersection of Theology and Psychology
“I will always be studying and knowing and growing because God is so much beyond my own intellect. This is the place where our knowing can expand beyond the small ways that maybe we have been taught. In order for people to step into healing, we need a renewed imagination that steps beyond what we’ve […]
Spring Term Moves Online at The Seattle School
Online classes for Spring Term began this past Monday for 230 graduate students at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. The decision to move online for the entirety of the term came as a result of Washington’s state-wide “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” policy and the school’s Covid-19 Planning Team. Faculty had already begun teaching […]
Internship Spotlight: Alicia Shepherd at FareStart
Each year, our counseling psychology students spread out across the Greater Seattle Area—and in some cases, the world—to intern at a variety of organizations. It’s one of the first opportunities for students to step into their future vocation. We met with Alicia Shepherd to talk about her internship at FareStart (through Sound Mental Health), a […]
Internship Spotlight: Tolu Mejolagbe at Hope Place
Each year, our counseling psychology students spread out across the Greater Seattle Area—and in some cases, the world—to intern at a variety of organizations. It’s one of the first opportunities for students to step into their future vocation. Tolu Mejolagbe, a third-year counseling student, sat down to talk with us about her experience as both […]