Intersections at The Seattle School

Today we’re excited to feature the fourth episode of the Listening in Place Project with Cassie Carroll (Master of Divinity, ‘16), which we share monthly here on the Intersections blog. After graduating from The Seattle School, Cassie launched Listening in Place, a venture in which she is collecting stories from pastors and practitioners throughout the […]

Transformative education deepens our capacity to discern truth, beauty, and goodness in the stories and texts around us—even those that seem like unlikely texts. Here, Brittany Deininger, who will graduate from The Seattle School with her MA in Theology & Culture this month, writes about her experience viewing the latest X-Men movie, Logan, and about […]

The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology is in the midst of (S)ending 2017, an annual season of events and conversations designed to orient the school’s graduates to life and career after Commencement. (S)ending is organized by the Office of Students & Alumni, in partnership with alumni from a variety of vocational contexts who return […]

On March 17, The Seattle School hosted Dr. Cornel West for the fourth annual Alumni Lecture Series. For the evening conversation, “Art as Resistance,” Dr. West was interviewed by Tom Ryan (Master of Divinity, ‘07) about the music that roots and ignites his work as an activist and his resistance to the forces of hatred […]

It is perhaps no secret that the church—particularly the American evangelical church—is not always successful at viewing individuals as embodied, holistic beings, nor at considering the impact of its programs and structures on the families of those who serve. In this video, Alexander Michael Zarecki (MA in Theology & Culture, ‘16) presents on his Integrative […]

As the Pacific Northwest continues to shake off the cold and gray of a long, hard winter, Heather Casimere, first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about a recent season of refreshment and rejuvenation. Heather reflects on the experience of remembering that she is beloved, so much so that it becomes an imperative: Be […]

By now you have “met” me via email through the “Welcome!” message you received when you submitted your enrollment documents. I’ve also enjoyed the opportunity to meet some of you over the phone or in person for an advising appointment. In just over a week’s time, you will mark an important step in your journey […]

It might be easy for many of us to forget that we were once adolescents, and to forget that the anguish, confusion, and fear that might be too easily written off as “drama” once consumed our world. In this video, Elizabeth Page DeVere (MATC) presents on her project, “Women’s Role in Helping Young Girls Spread […]

This week we’re featuring the fourth episode of text.soul.culture, a podcast hosted and curated by Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean at The Seattle School. Derek is joined by Dr. Stephanie Neill, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, to talk about her path to becoming a psychologist teaching at The Seattle School, the nature of the […]

On June 2, we will gather as a community for the annual Integrative Project Symposium, an opportunity to witness and celebrate the bold, thoughtful, and creative work of our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students. Here, Brittany Deininger (MATC) writes about memory, art, and the voices and ideas that have […]

Today we’re excited to feature the fourth episode of the Listening in Place Project with Cassie Carroll (Master of Divinity, ‘16), which we share monthly here on the Intersections blog. uthorfter graduating from The Seattle School, Cassie launched Listening in Place, collecting stories from pastors and practitioners throughout the United States who are practicing new, innovative, […]

Vulnerability has become a bit of a buzzword in some circles, meaning it is easy to forget the weight and the cost that come with it. Here, Doug Shirley, Assistant Professor of Counseling, reflects on the ongoing challenges of work as a therapist, the end of his first full year as core faculty at The […]