
Intersections at The Seattle School

A Call to Dignity: Humanity Through Community Panel Discussion
Watch a panel discussion about resilience and justice following Nikkita Oliver’s vital talk at Humanity Through Community.
A New Take on Resilience with Nikkita Oliver
Watch Nikkita Oliver’s vibrant and powerful call for us to re-consider how we talk about resilience and justice.
Beginner’s Mentality
Brittany Deininger turns to the wisdom of pilgrims and scholars as she writes about “the art of beginning” and the beauty of starting a new journey.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Trauma
The Seattle School is committed to raising up truth-tellers and agents of change in a world that so desperately needs both.
The Seattle School Receives $1 Million Grant for Ministry Leadership Initiative
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the new Resilience for Sustainable Leadership program.
Afresh
As we continue to settle into 2018, Heather Casimere writes about how the Pacific Northwest’s wildness renewed her desire to pursue the work of healing and growth.
The Seattle School Welcomes Dr. Craig Detweiler as President
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology welcomes Dr. Craig Detweiler as its new president, effective January 1. Dr. Detweiler is The Seattle School’s third president and succeeds Dr. Keith Anderson, who served for 12 years before retiring in October.
Northwest Commission to Visit The Seattle School in April
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities will conduct a site visit on the campus of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, April 16-18, 2018.
Vinegar, Oil, and the Soul of Solitude
“Wrong solitude vinegars the soul, right solitude oils it.” – Jane Hirshfield When we think of the tools of an artist, we may visualize tangible elements of the worktable: brushes, typewriters, endless spools of thread and paper and canvas. However, the intangible means nearly every artist, theologian, and thinker employs is something we both crave […]
Silent Night: A Place of Refuge
“Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”—Luke 2:10 That original “Silent Night” celebrated in song was not easy to secure. The Holy Mother was a pregnant teen on the move. Mary and Joseph had to deal with an oppressive, occupying government. They crossed canyons […]
A Light that Overwhelms the Dawn
Artist Statement Before the birth of Christ, the world waited and hoped in deep anguish for the fulfillment of their Messianic expectations. This song shows that even today, we are not yet done with our waiting. As individuals and as a world today – whether we are aware of this or not – we continue […]
Ruach
Artist Statement There is always a dry season, a waiting season. In calling out to God to be refreshed, willing these words to seep into my bones, Elohim blew, flowed… gentle and powerful. Rûach (רוּחַ) has the meanings “wind, spirit, breath,” and elohim can mean “great” as well as “god”. In Genesis 1:2, the ruach […]