Culture

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.

Brittany Deininger wrestles with the hit show Westworld and the questions it raises of consciousness and what it means to be human.

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

Beau Denton writes about Mr. Rogers and the ways that fiction allows us to relate to ourselves and each other in new ways.

Shauna Gauthier sits down with Jeremy Dew (MA in Counseling Psychology, ‘10) to talk about uncertainty in faith and how his work as a therapist aligns with his growth as a father.

Dr. Chelle Stearns continues her conversation with composer Stephen Michael Newby about his work inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., and how it intersects with our cultural moment.

Craig Detweiler talks about six months as President, adaptive resilience, the importance of home, and The Seattle School’s next chapter.

Dr. Bob Ekblad writes that Christian notions of submission and resistance must be understood as part of the ongoing narrative of Christ’s victory and destruction of systems of power.

Dr. Angela Parker responds to those who use the biblical text to justify silencing, subjugating, separating, or killing others.

On the text.soul.culture podcast, Shauna Gauthier talks with artist and community organizer Nikkita Oliver about her formation, her work in Seattle, and the difference between natural and forced resilience.

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.