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 […]
On June 2, we will gather as a community for the annual Integrative Project Symposium, an opportunity to witness and celebrate the bold, thoughtful, and creative work of our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students. Here, Brittany Deininger (MATC) writes about memory, art, and the voices and ideas that have […]
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 […]
An invitation to wrestle with our story in a way that leads to transformation is also an invitation to see the intrigue, beauty, and complexity in the stories of those who are different from us. Here, Heather Casimere writes about her family of origin, the role her brothers have played in her life, and what […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most of us probably hear the word 鈥渘arcissism鈥� in conversation with some regularity, often used to refer to a distant, disembodied other. Here, D. Michael Louderback (MACP, 鈥�13), an analytic psychotherapist and ongoing contributor to this blog, argues that it is all too easy to separate narcissism from its context. Michael pulls from the voices聽of […]
As we move through the rhythms of Holy Week, both individually and communally, Seth Thomas (Master of Divinity, ’16) writes about what it means to live this story聽in the contexts of our particular places. Seth recalls the grand, colorful Easter parades he witnessed in Guatemala, before turning toward his own home in Bellingham and wondering […]
Students at 天美视频 choose again and again to wade into the difficulty and pain of their own stories in hopes of fostering healing change in the lives of others and the world around them. Here, Heather Casimere, first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about the perseverance required to choose the hard […]
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 […]
The season of Lent invites us to wrestle with the realities of death and the hope of resurrection in creative, embodied ways. Here, Brittany Deininger, second-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about how a particular sculpture and the story of Jonah are leading her to consider imagination, creation, and the space between life […]