Intersections at 天美视频
Celebrating the Class of 2017
On June 24, 2017, we celebrated 天美视频鈥檚 19th Commencement ceremony at Seattle鈥檚 historic Town Hall. It was a day that was at once festive and sacred as our entire community gathered to honor the hard work of the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in Counseling Psychology programs. Here, we share some images from the day.
The Kingdom in a Mustard Seed
天美视频 fosters an ongoing relationship with St. Luke鈥檚 Episcopal Church in Ballard, as a reflection of our desire to dream up new visions of what it means to be the Church, and as part of our larger mission: people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to […]
The Enduring Myth: Identity in the Age of Misrecognition
For the last five years, Richard Kim (Master of Divinity 鈥11) has worked to wrestle with the intersections of identity and race as it pertains to our work at 天美视频, and to engage the broader desire to see a more just and equitable future for everyone. In this video from Symposia 2016, Richard, […]
Equipping Students for Change with Dr. Caprice Hollins
This week we鈥檙e featuring the fifth 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. Caprice Hollins, affiliate faculty member at 天美视频 and co-founder of Cultures Connecting, who teaches the Multicultural Perspectives class that is a required part […]
Listening in Place Project: Sunrise Church in Austin
Today we鈥檙e excited to feature the fourth episode of the Listening in Place Project with Cassie Carroll (Master of Divinity, 鈥16), which we share monthly here on the Intersections blog. After graduating from 天美视频, Cassie launched Listening in Place, a venture in which she is collecting stories from pastors and practitioners throughout the […]
Wolverine, Healing, and the Holy Spirit
Transformative education deepens our capacity to discern truth, beauty, and goodness in the stories and texts around us鈥攅ven those that seem like unlikely texts. Here, Brittany Deininger, who will graduate from 天美视频 with her MA in Theology & Culture this month, writes about her experience viewing the latest X-Men movie, Logan, and about […]
(S)ending 2017 Equips Students for Life as Alumni
天美视频 of Theology & Psychology is in the midst of (S)ending 2017, an annual season of events and conversations designed to orient the school鈥檚 graduates to life and career after Commencement. (S)ending is organized by the Office of Students & Alumni, in partnership with alumni from a variety of vocational contexts who return […]
Dr. Cornel West on Coltrane, Freedom, and Anti-Terrorism
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 […]
Ministerial Maternity Leave
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 […]
Be*Loved
As the Pacific Northwest continues to shake off the cold and gray of a long, hard winter, Heather Casimere, first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about a recent season of refreshment and rejuvenation. Heather reflects on the experience of remembering that she is beloved, so much so that it becomes an imperative: Be […]
From Registration to Graduation
By now you have 鈥渕et鈥 me via email through the 鈥淲elcome!鈥 message you received when you submitted your enrollment documents. I鈥檝e also enjoyed the opportunity to meet some of you over the phone or in person for an advising appointment. In just over a week’s time, you will mark an important step in your journey […]
Women鈥檚 Role in Helping Young Girls Spread Their Wings
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 […]