
Intersections at The Seattle School

Take Back the Text: Stopping the Mishandling of Texts by Toxic “Christian” Masculinity
Dr. Angela Parker responds to those who use the biblical text to justify silencing, subjugating, separating, or killing others.
Understanding Practicum
As you know, at The Seattle School we believe that who we are is an essential component to what we do vocationally. Our curriculum invites you as students to reflect and consider your personal narrative, and how your story informs and impacts who you are in relationship and what it is that you feel called […]
Ritual for Waking: Staying Close to Our Lives
Brittany Deininger offers a ritual for waking that is helping her learn how to remain close to herself as she begins each new day.
Abba, Father
Heather Casimere writes about her complex relationship with her father—in all its beauty and all its pain—and about what that is teaching her about the God she calls Abba.
Voices from the Artist Residency: A text.soul.culture Minisode
Today on text.soul.culture, the students and alumni who participated in the 2018 Artist Residency reflect on what it was like to spend a week painting, drawing, and creating in The Seattle School’s red brick building.
Storytelling and Resilience with Nikkita Oliver
On the text.soul.culture podcast, Shauna Gauthier talks with artist and community organizer Nikkita Oliver about her formation, her work in Seattle, and the difference between natural and forced resilience.
Roundup: Podcasts We Love
Seattle School community members share about the podcasts they’re enjoying these days, and about the best episodes to dive in.
New Foundations
Heather Casimere looks back on her journey to Seattle and the work of deconstruction that comes before growing new foundations.
Not A Luxury: On Women’s Voices and National Poetry Month
As we move through National Poetry Month, Brittany Deininger shares some of her favorite contemporary women poets, reminding us that poetry is a place of radical resistance and beautiful intersectionality.
Spirituality and Science with Dr. Curt Thompson
Dr. Derek McNeil sits down for a conversation with psychiatrist and author Dr. Curt Thompson about the spirituality and science behind resilience, integration, and human flourishing.
Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Conversation with Stephen Michael Newby
Dr. Chelle Stearns, violinist and Associate Professor of Theology at The Seattle School, recently sat down for a conversation with composer Stephen Michael Newby, Associate Professor of Music at Seattle Pacific University, which we’re excited to share with you today. Dr. Newby has composed two large-scale works based on the life and writings of Dr. […]
Demolition of a Seattle Icon
We recently wandered from classes and meetings to watch the demolition of a familiar landmark across from our building—here’s the video.