Intersections at The Seattle School

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Last week, we featured a reflection from Dr. Dan Allender about Spotlight, winner of the 2016 Best Picture Oscar. Now we turn to another big winner from this year’s Academy Awards: Mad Max: Fury Road, which received an impressive 10 Oscar nominations and 6 wins. Here, Kate Rae Davis, Human Resources Generalist and 2015 Master […]

During Lent, we remember the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness, and we mark our own periods of wilderness, grief, fasting, and doubt—our need, ultimately, for resurrection. Here, Jessica Hoekstra, a second-year MA in Counseling Psychology student, shares a poem wrestling with how doubt, anxiety, and sadness affect her understanding of humanity, divinity, and […]

Last weekend, the film Spotlight won the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Earlier this year, we shared Dr. Dan Allender’s enthusiastic response to the film, followed by his reminder that sexual abuse does not only concern the Catholic Church. Here, Dan returns to his gratitude for the reception Spotlight has received, before […]

As we continue to move through the liturgical season of Lent, we are invited to confront our brokenness, our wildernesses both internal and external, and our ever-present need for resurrection. Here, Brittany Deininger, a first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, reflects on a poetry series engaging the seven deadly sins, which she was commissioned […]

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 […]

In Lent, we remember the trials and the death of Christ in a way that invites suffering and silence into our present lives. But if we believe that resurrection is real and ongoing, and if we believe that the Lenten wilderness leads to new life, how does that change our response to suffering? Here, J […]

Dr. Keith R. Anderson, President of The Seattle School, has written a new book, A Spirituality of Listening: Living What We Hear, scheduled for release March 9. In A Spirituality of Listening, which features a foreword by Dr. Dan Allender, Dr. Anderson invites readers on a journey to relearn how to listen. “God is not […]

As we continue to move through the Lenten season of prayer, fasting, and repentance, and as the life in the earth slowly fights its way back to the surface, we remember that we are invited to participate in ongoing creation and recreation with our entire beings—heart, soul, mind, and body. Here, Carrie Cates, a third-year […]

Last weekend, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology hosted an all-day seminar with Dr. Avedis Panajian, a renowned psychoanalyst, professor, psychologist, and lecturer. The annual event is offered as a partnership between the Center for Object Relations, the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies, and The Seattle School, and features facilitated group discussions to enrich the ideas, stories, and […]