Alumni

Dr. Kj Swanson writes about the vision behind the summer elective “Disney, Fairy Tales, and Feminist Theory,” and about why we tell the stories we tell.

Lacy Clark Ellman explores Sabbath as an essential practice that connects us with the holy in the midst of day-to-day work.

Ryan Kuja talks about vocation, sustainability, his education at The Seattle School, and his new book, From the Inside Out.

Joshua Longbrake (Master of Divinity, ’10) reflects on his ongoing learning as the church he pastors holds a service in Cook County Jail.

Brittany Deininger offers a ritual for waking that is helping her learn how to remain close to herself as she begins each new day.

Seattle School community members share about the podcasts they’re enjoying these days, and about the best episodes to dive in.

As we move through National Poetry Month, Brittany Deininger shares some of her favorite contemporary women poets, reminding us that poetry is a place of radical resistance and beautiful intersectionality.

Mary DeJong (MATC, ’17) shares about how her time at The Seattle School helped inform the work she does in ecotheology, spiritual formation, and pilgrimage through her organization Waymarkers.

Today on text.soul.culture, we’re spending a few minutes with the question, “What does it feel like to be heard?” Alumni, students, and staff share responses that, for such a short question, are surprisingly thought-provoking.

The Seattle School formally installed Dr. Craig Detweiler as President on Friday, March 9. Watch the full inauguration ceremony here.

Shauna Gauthier sits down with Smruti Desai (MA in Counseling Psychology, ‘09) to talk about Smruti’s therapeutic work, primarily with people of color, and about the decision to take what she learned in Seattle back to her home state of Georgia.

Beau Denton writes about the Lenten invitation to wait in the wilderness without looking for a quick, shallow fix—an invitation to the kind of healing that only comes when we witness and acknowledge each other’s pain.