On March 17, 天美视频 hosted Dr. Cornel West for the fourth annual Alumni Lecture Series. For the evening conversation, 鈥淎rt as Resistance,鈥� Dr. West was interviewed by Tom Ryan (Master of Divinity, 鈥�07) about the music that roots and ignites his work as an activist and his resistance to the forces of hatred […]
It is perhaps no secret that the church鈥攑articularly the American evangelical church鈥攊s not always successful at viewing individuals as embodied, holistic beings, nor at considering the impact of its programs and structures on the families of those who serve. In this video, Alexander Michael Zarecki (MA in Theology & Culture, 鈥�16) presents on his Integrative […]
It might be easy for many of us to forget that we were once adolescents, and to forget that the anguish, confusion, and fear that might be too easily written off as 鈥渄rama鈥� once consumed our world. In this video, Elizabeth Page DeVere (MATC) presents on her project, 鈥淲omen鈥檚 Role in Helping Young Girls Spread […]
This week we鈥檙e featuring the fourth episode of text.soul.culture, a podcast hosted and curated by Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean at 天美视频. Derek is joined by Dr. Stephanie Neill, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, to talk about her path to becoming a psychologist teaching at 天美视频, the nature of the […]
Vulnerability has become a bit of a buzzword in some circles, meaning it is easy to forget the weight and the cost that come with it. Here, Doug Shirley, Assistant Professor of Counseling, reflects on the ongoing challenges of work as a therapist, the end of his first full year as core faculty at The […]
Last October we hosted the second annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of 天美视频 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 highlights the […]
This week we鈥檙e featuring the third episode of text.soul.culture, a podcast hosted and curated by Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean at 天美视频. Derek is joined by Dr. Angela Parker, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, to talk about what has formed her as a Biblical scholar and about her unique role here at […]
We are thrilled to announce an upcoming course taught by Forrest Inslee, Adjunct Faculty, and Ben Katt, founding executive director of the Aurora Commons and host of the RePlacing Church Podcast. 鈥淩eading Culture,鈥� coming in the Fall 2017 term, is an innovative and experiential class, in which participants鈥攊ncluding 天美视频 students and others who are […]
On the second episode of text.soul.culture, a new podcast from 天美视频 Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean, is joined by Jimmy McGee, President and CEO of the Impact Movement, about living as people of engaged wisdom in a complex and hurting world. Jimmy was the keynote speaker at our 2017 Humanity Through Community […]
This week we are thrilled to launch text.soul.culture, a new podcast from 天美视频. Hosted and curated by Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean, text.soul.culture is guided by a commitment to understanding narrative, wrestling with intersections, resisting reactivity, and fostering radical hospitality. Every other week, Derek will be joined by faculty members, alumni, visiting […]
Last October we hosted the second annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of 天美视频 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 highlights the […]
At the end of every academic year, we host the Integrative Project symposium, in which 天美视频鈥檚 alumni, current students, faculty, staff, and the Seattle community at large are invited to witness and celebrate the bold, thoughtful, and creative work of our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students. For […]