Intersections at The Seattle School

This spring, The Seattle School added a new faculty position catered toward the Master of Arts in Theology & Culture degree program, selecting Dr. Ron Ruthruff to fill this role. The decision to hire an Associate Professor of Theology & Culture coincides with a time of focused building and expansion for the Theology & Culture […]

The Seattle School Community, Yesterday, near Otto Miller Hall at Seattle Pacific University, a senseless act of violence killed a young man, injured several others, and changed the lives of so many men, women, and children forever. I know several of you were there caring for students, enduring the trauma of the lock-down, and providing […]

When a group of young adults asked me to become their next leader, I quickly blurted out, “I can’t, I’m a woman.” Everyone was surprised, most of all myself. I’m usually bold and outspoken; in what cave of my soul had this patriarchy been hiding? Members of the group discussed and discerned with me; books […]

Peter Rollins, a popular scholar who bridges the disciplines of philosophy and theology, joined us on campus last week to teach a course and speak at The Forum’s most recent town hall event. Both events were open to the public. Rollins is no stranger to The Seattle School community, and each visit offers provocative ideas […]

The transition from life as a student at The Seattle School to that of an alumnus is an important season for each graduating student. The years spent at The Seattle School are formative for each student in their own way, and commencement is a time to both mark endings and celebrate new beginnings. Lauree Fletcher, […]

After twelve years of service to The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, Molly Kenzler is retiring. Molly has been a consistent presence at The Seattle School since 2002—first as Front Desk Manager and then as Library Assistant—and has undoubtedly touched the lives of many who have come and gone over her tenure here. As […]

The end-of-fiscal-year campaign at The Seattle School, Join the Movement of Transforming Relationships, is underway and began with a successful alumni fundraiser through social media. Over the course of one week, alumni of The Seattle school raised $10,257, exceeding the $10,000 goal. The week-long alumni campaign, Send. Join. Honor., asked alumni and faculty to lead […]

It’s been just over five years now since my therapist suggested I attend The Story Workshop. At the time I had no idea that those four days would impact the entire arc of my life. Even today I am still living into the beauty and pain that was awakened in me and my story. I […]

Best-selling author David James Duncan visited The Seattle School on Wednesday, May 14, for the inaugural Alumni Lecture Series. Known for his best-selling books The Brothers K and The River Why, Duncan led an intimate day-long writing workshop and then spoke to over 100 members of both The Seattle School community and the greater Seattle […]

Dr. Dwight Friesen (Associate Professor of Practical Theology), Tim Soerens, and Paul Sparks, authors of the recently released book The New Parish and co-facilitators of the Leadership in the New Parish Certificate program at The Seattle School, are on the road promoting their new book and speaking on the topic of parish renewal around the […]

When I was a first year student, I used to go to the communion that the MDiv students hold in the chapel every Wednesday and I would cry. The school and the move from California to Seattle had cracked open something deep inside me and I could not stop crying everywhere I went. My advisers […]

A group of ten students, along with a small number of spouses and alumni from The Seattle School community, recently returned from a pilgrimage to the isle of Iona on the west coast of Scotland. Known for its religious community established by St. Columba in the sixth century, the isle of Iona has long been […]