Some of you are uprooting lives in other states, and even other countries, to plant yourselves in Seattle and seek roots at 天美视频. Some of you are participating via Low Residency, but will no less be making Seattle a part of your identity in the years to come. Part of Seattle鈥檚 charm is […]
Check out some photos from two recent classes that invited students into transformative learning beyond our building (and beyond Seattle).
For those of you relocating to Seattle, you got聽a taste of Seattle’s neighborhoods in an earlier Matriculate post, but what about finding the right house or apartment? Moving to a new city can be daunting, so we’ve collected a bunch of resources to help you in this time of transition, especially regarding your house-hunting search. […]
Dwight Friesen, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, reflects on how we learn from the places we inhabit鈥攁 relational presence that transcends dogma.
B. Mason Judy writes about his time in Relatio, a collaborative project between 天美视频 and St. Luke鈥檚 Episcopal Church in Ballard.
Dr. Ron Ruthruff and a group of students are headed to Kenya this month as part of our Engaging Global Partnerships class.
Craig Detweiler talks about six months as President, adaptive resilience, the importance of home, and 天美视频鈥檚 next chapter.
We recently wandered from classes and meetings to watch the demolition of a familiar landmark across from our building鈥攈ere’s the video.
Mary DeJong (MATC, ’17) shares about how her time at 天美视频 helped inform the work she does in ecotheology, spiritual formation, and pilgrimage through her organization Waymarkers.
Dr. Derek McNeil is joined by Dr. Dwight Friesen to talk about working at 天美视频, fostering a more holistic form of education, and sharing his deep passion for the ongoing movement of God in the particularity of place.
This fall, I began my fourth of six semesters at 天美视频 and simultaneously found that many expectations of where I鈥檇 be at this point in my life were fully falling apart. A year ago, I鈥檇 left behind a community of warmth, color, sunshine, and acceptance for a place that often felt ambivalent towards a brown (stranger) surrounded by mostly white (people) and gray (skies).
How might we be called into purpose by our community? What is the why and how of justice? In what places of our lives might we have opportunity to learn from targeted practical application or from thought-provoking education that gives us a wider lens? In episode 10 of text.soul.culture, Dr. Ron Ruthruff joins Dr. J. Derek McNeil as the two discuss these questions in light of Dr. Ruthruff鈥檚 personal narrative.