Intersections at The Seattle School
2016 Integrative Project Symposium Coming May 13
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology will host the 2016 Integrative Project Symposium next Friday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This annual event is an opportunity for students, staff, faculty, friends and family members, and the larger community to all come together in witness and celebration of the work of our […]
Symposia Video: The Intellectual as Prophet
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 […]
When Our Bodies Speak
On March 10-11, we are hosting Redeeming Food and Body, a two-day conference engaging our relationships with food and our bodies through an integration of theology, therapy, and nutrition. The event’s interdisciplinary teaching staff will include a mental health therapist, a dietician, and a theologian, who will lead us in a vital and timely exploration […]
A Theology of Food and Body
On March 10-11, we are hosting Redeeming Food and Body, a two-day conference engaging our relationships with food and our bodies through an integration of theology, therapy, and nutrition. The event’s interdisciplinary teaching staff will include a mental health therapist, a dietician, and a theologian, who will lead us in a vital and timely exploration […]
Guatemala and the Whole Story of God, Part 2
This month, six students from The Seattle School will participate in a one-week intensive in Guatemala City. The cross-cultural course, “Engaging Global Partnerships: Creating Conversations with Grassroots Leaders in their Context,” will be hosted by Guatemalan leaders serving Guatemala City communities impacted by poverty, lack of education, homelessness, addiction, and gang violence. Under the leadership […]
Symposia Video: Redeeming Identity in a Rapidly Changing Context
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 […]
Guatemala and the Whole Story of God
This month, six students from The Seattle School will participate in a one-week intensive in Guatemala City. The cross-cultural course, “Engaging Global Partnerships: Creating Conversations with Grassroots Leaders in their Context,” will be hosted by Guatemalan leaders serving Guatemala City communities impacted by poverty, lack of education, homelessness, addiction, and gang violence. Under the leadership […]
The Psychological Necessity of Breaking the Rules
In our families, friend groups, organizations, and culture at large, we often find ourselves operating under unspoken rules and rituals without ever considering their impact on us. Here, Dan Cumberland (MACS ‘12) invites us to consider the impact of these rules and wonder about what it might mean to live in a new way. Dan […]
The Abuse of Dieting
On March 10-11, we are hosting Redeeming Food and Body, a two-day conference engaging our relationships with food, our bodies, and what health and wholeness look like through an integration of theology, therapy, and nutrition. The event’s interdisciplinary teaching staff will include a mental health therapist, a dietician, and a theologian, who will lead us […]
Hearing Voices
As we pursue the hard work of wrestling deeply with our own stories, we come face to face with internal voices of condemnation and shame. Here, Charlie Howell, a third-year MA in Counseling Psychology student, writes about his own recent confrontation with those voices, and his deepening understanding of how they developed and how they […]
Symposia Video: An Experiential Guide to Understanding Your Creative Process
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 […]
Announcing the Publication of “Healing the Wounded Heart”
This month marks the publication of Healing the Wounded Heart, the new book from Dr. Dan Allender, Professor of Counseling Psychology at The Seattle School, where he also served as the founding President. In Healing the Wounded Heart, which explores recent discoveries about the lasting physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual ramifications of sexual abuse, Dr. […]