Intersections at The Seattle School
Symposia Video: Divine Inspiration and Profound Strength from the Ancient Stories of Women
On October 8, we’re hosting the second annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of The Seattle School present the ongoing work they are pursuing at the intersection of text, soul, and culture. Integrative education does not end at graduation, and our alumni are proof of that. Symposia highlights […]
Wrestling with the Text
In our courses and conversations at The Seattle School, we talk often about “wrestling” with texts, ideas, and questions—especially when the content in question is complex and painful. Here, MA in Counseling Psychology student Lindsay Braman shares a story of struggling with a particularly trauma-filled text, wrestling with it in a way that insists desolation […]
The Snare: Theology In and Through Theater
At the end of every academic year, we host the Integrative Project symposium, in which The Seattle School’s alumni, current students, faculty, staff, and the Seattle community at large are invited to witness and celebrate the bold, thoughtful, and creative work of our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students. For […]
Honoring Faculty Transitions
The end of the 2015-2016 academic year also marked significant transitions for three integral members of The Seattle School’s faculty: Christie Lynk, MA, Gina Waggoner, MA, and Dr. Caprice Hollins. At the 2016 Commencement ceremony earlier this summer, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Senior Vice President of Academics, led a time of honoring these women for […]
Symposia Video: What It Means To Be Saved in the Here and Now
Last October, we hosted the first annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of The Seattle School presented the ongoing work they are pursuing at the intersection of text, soul, and culture. Integrative education does not end at graduation, and our alumni are proof of that. Symposia highlighted the […]
Transforming Death: Steven Denler at Commencement 2016
On June 25, 2016, we celebrated The Seattle School’s 18th Commencement ceremony at Seattle’s historic town hall. It was a day that was at once festive and solemn as our entire community gathered to honor the hard work of the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in […]
Loving the Child: Bethany Bylsma at Commencement 2016
On June 25, 2016, we celebrated The Seattle School’s 18th Commencement ceremony at Seattle’s historic town hall. It was a day that was at once festive and solemn as our entire community gathered to honor the hard work of the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in […]
Nourishing the Seed: Seth Thomas at Commencement 2016
On June 25, 2016, we celebrated The Seattle School’s 18th Commencement ceremony at Seattle’s historic town hall. It was a day that was at once festive and solemn as our entire community gathered to honor the hard work of the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in […]
An Unfinished Ending: 2016 Commencement Charge by Dr. Keith Anderson
On June 25, 2016, we celebrated The Seattle School’s 18th Commencement ceremony at Seattle’s historic town hall. It was a day that was at once festive and solemn as our entire community gathered to honor the hard work of the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in […]
Symposia Video: A Framework for Working Therapeutically with Couples
Last October, we hosted the first annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of The Seattle School presented the ongoing work they are pursuing at the intersection of text, soul, and culture. Integrative education does not end at graduation, and our alumni are proof of that. Symposia highlighted the […]
Psyche, Meet Pneuma
Ryan Kuja (MA in Theology & Culture, ‘14) explores the Genesis creation narrative and the ancient concepts of psyche and pneuma, offering a compelling image of the Spirit who hovers over, fills, and animates the chaos and darkness in our lives as in the original act of creation. If we are moved by and follow […]
When Words Are Hard to Find
After the murders of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and five police officers in Dallas within a three-day span earlier this month, our nation was left reeling in a storm of grief, rage, despair, and a sense of helplessness—all of which is intensified and compounded by devastating international attacks, including most recently the horrific massacre in […]