Intersections at The Seattle School

Join ecotheologian Mary DeJong (MA in Theology and Culture ’17) for a cup of sage tea as she suggests that our gardens are the source of sacred visions of the divine. Mary is a contributor at The Other Journal. Housed within The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, The Other Journal is a bi-annual print and digital journal that aims to create space for Christian interdisciplinary reflection, exploration, and expression at the intersection of theology and culture.

In an email discussing this month’s theme on Intersections, the word resilience came up. As I pondered the words I would present for this month’s blog post in response to that word, it became apparent to me: who more readily embodies the word resilience than the black woman?

Fall is always a season of transition as an academic institution, but this fall holds a particular gravitas for The Seattle School community. Together we are holding the tension of endings and new beginnings: We are celebrating the story, labor, and vision that has carried us to our 20th birthday.

Here, we share the video footage of the decommissioning of Dr. Keith Anderson. Stories of gratitude and celebration were shared. Keith offered his final address and homily as President, “Fidelity, Conviction, and Holy Work.” Wendy offered prayers for The Seattle School, Keith returned the sextant to the Board of Trustees, and The Seattle School community […]

On October 18, 2017 faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees, donors, and distinguished guests gathered to decommission and send The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology’s second President, Dr. Keith Anderson and his wife, Wendy. Stories of gratitude and celebration were shared by: Mike and Myra McCoy, Board of Trustees Founding Chairs Dr. Stephanie Neill, Associate […]

What might be revealed through our loss of connectedness to the environment around us? Where do we find harmful deterioration in our world as well as hope for the future of our major ecological systems? How does Scripture address ecology? In episode 9 of text.soul.culture, Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger joins Dr. J. Derek McNeil to consider these questions as the two discuss ecological homelessness and degradation.

#MeToo is a social media movement that cuts a small but significant hole in the dark façade of silence. Most social media protests fade like the news of the day as the next wave of hurricanes, shootings, and revelations crash on our shores. It is too easy to find fault with movements that merely ask for a click of a button to join. There is not much flesh in the game, but in this case, there is a massive amount of flesh in the game when we talk about the reality of sexual abuse.

At my mother’s 80th birthday, we gathered on Whidbey Island to celebrate. At least, that’s what I thought. In the true nature of families, however, my mother had an agenda. My father was 82 and starting the long journey of dementia that would lead to Alzheimer’s. On that perfect summer’s day, there he was standing […]

The woman who anoints Jesus’ feet is a familiar story that appears in each of the four gospels. However, as I read it this year, in the midst of deep political and social unrest, it occupied my imagination in a new way and left me curious about the psychological and theological implications of a universal human emotion: disgust. Do we really see one another?

Today on episode 9 of the Listening in Place Project, Cassie Carroll (Master of Divinity, ‘16) is in Redondo Beach, California talking with Jessika Perez about Hatchery and the power of eating around the table with others.

“A prophet will raise up a voice that speaks a truth to power in order to bring about change. The Seattle School is committed to forming pastors, chaplains, and leaders to be prophets for the revolution.”

— Dr. Angela Parker, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

Dr. Roy Barsness, Professor of Counseling Psychology, has released a new book, Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis: A Guide to Practice, Study, and Research. Inspired and challenged by his students, Dr. Barsness embarked on a significant qualitative research project with the aim of demystifying the what and the how of relational psychotherapy.