text.soul.culture: a podcast from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
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text.soul.culture: a podcast from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

Hosted and curated by Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, the text.soul.culture podcast is guided by a commitment to understanding narrative, wrestling with complexity/intersections, resisting reactivity, and fostering radical hospitality. Join us for meaningful discourse with faculty, alumni, and other conversations toward the end of developing wisdom and imagination for a world in need of complex thinkers and healers.

  1. 02/27/2024

    Ghosts and Shadows: Systemic Inheritance(s) with Dr. J. Derek McNeil

    In this season as The Seattle School has been looking back at the first 25 years, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley have been exploring what it means to live with the legacies and histories in our community, as well as how to engage with these proverbial ghosts and shadows—what we think about systemic inheritances in our community. Together in this series titled “Ghosts and Shadows,” Dr. Hoard & Dr. Shirley examined the past and looked towards the future through three essays, posted on our website, and colleagues were invited to join in the conversation and share their reflections in a series of podcasts.   Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Provost and President, joined the podcast to share his thoughts on the "Ghosts and Shadows" essay series. Listen in as he shares his insights on our history, purpose, and identity, and the ways we connect with each other.

    27 min

  2. 02/20/2024

    Ghosts and Shadows: Systemic Inheritance(s) with Dr. Chelle Stearns

    In this season as The Seattle School has been looking back at the first 25 years, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley have been exploring what it means to live with the legacies and histories in our community, as well as how to engage with these proverbial ghosts and shadows—what they think about systemic inheritances. Together in this series titled “Ghosts and Shadows,” they’ve examined the past and looked towards the future through three essays posted on our website, and they also invited colleagues to join in the conversation and share their reflections in a series of podcasts.   Dr. Chelle Stearns joined her former colleagues for this conversation on "Ghosts and Shadows." She taught at The Seattle School from 2008-2023 as Associate Professor of Theology and now serves as Affiliate Faculty. Listen to the wisdom, experience, and theological imagination she brings to this exploration.

    40 min

  3. 02/13/2024

    Ghosts and Shadows: Systemic Inheritance(s) with Dr. Monique Gadson

    In this season as The Seattle School has been looking back at the first 25 years, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley have been exploring what it means to live with the legacies and histories in our community, as well as how to engage with these proverbial ghosts and shadows—what they think about systemic inheritances. Together in this series titled “Ghosts and Shadows,” they’ve examined the past and looked towards the future through three essays posted on our website, and they also invited colleagues to join in the conversation and share their reflections in a series of podcasts.   For this podcast, Dr. Monique Gadson, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, joined Dr. Hoard and Dr. Shirley in this exploration. Dr. Gadson started teaching at The Seattle School in 2022. Listen to the perspective she brings as the newest faculty member.

    32 min

  4. 02/06/2024

    Ghosts and Shadows: Systemic Inheritance(s) with Dr. Curt Thompson

    In this season as The Seattle School has been looking back at the first 25 years, Dr. Paul Hoard and Dr. Doug Shirley have been exploring what it means to live with the legacies and histories in our community, as well as how to engage with these proverbial ghosts and shadows—what they think about systemic inheritances. Together in this series titled “Ghosts and Shadows,” they’ve examined the past and looked towards the future through three essays posted on our website, and they also invited colleagues to join in the conversation and share their reflections in a series of podcasts.   To start the series, psychiatrist, speaker, and author Dr. Curt Thompson joined Dr. Hoard and Dr. Shirley for a conversation. Earlier this year, he gave a fascinating talk at The Seattle School. Listen to this conversation as Dr. Thompson, Dr. Hoard, and Dr. Shirley further explore the earlier talk at The Seattle School and also play together in these liminal spaces.

    24 min

  5. 03/23/2023

    A Blessing As We Go Forward

    In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. Listen as they describe the original hopes and dreams from our founding days and the continuing values of engaging in discourse, scripture, and stories along with imagination for the future.    In this fourth and final podcast of the series, Derek asks Dan and Keith to give blessings and speak into the school as we go forward into the next 25 years.

    10 min

  6. 03/16/2023

    Where Are We Going? Looking Toward Jubilee

    In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. In this miniseries so far, the three leaders have discussed the hopes and dreams of the founding days and also the challenges of living into discourse in the present.   In this third podcast of the series,  Derek, Dan and Keith imagine the future as they explore the theme of our anniversary celebration: Looking toward Jubilee.

    11 min

  7. 03/09/2023

    Where Are We Now? Setting a Table

    In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community.In the first episode, they described the original hopes and dreams from our founding days.    In this second episode, Derek, Dan, and Keith describe the tensions, trauma, and challenges of the current social environment. How can we live into discourse as people of Christ? How can we invite each other into difficult conversations, setting a table and sustai ning a banquet through our disagreement? Next week’s podcast will include a glimpse into the future of The Seattle School with these three Presidents.

    15 min

  8. 03/02/2023

    The Original Dream

    In celebration of our 25th year as an institution, Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President and Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, invited Dr. Dan Allender, founding President and Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Keith Anderson, President Emeritus, into a conversation on the past, present, and future of our calling and community. Listen as they described the original hopes and dreams from our founding days and the continuing values of engaging in discourse, Scripture, and stories. This is the first part of the conversation which we will be sharing over the next few weeks as we celebrate and reflect on this 25-year movement and journey.

    7 min
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Hosted and curated by Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, the text.soul.culture podcast is guided by a commitment to understanding narrative, wrestling with complexity/intersections, resisting reactivity, and fostering radical hospitality. Join us for meaningful discourse with faculty, alumni, and other conversations toward the end of developing wisdom and imagination for a world in need of complex thinkers and healers.

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