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

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

What might be revealed through our loss of connectedness to the environment around us? Where do we find harmful deterioration in our world as well as hope for the future of our major ecological systems? How does Scripture address ecology? In episode 9 of text.soul.culture, Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger joins Dr. J. Derek McNeil to consider these questions as the two discuss ecological homelessness and degradation. Dr. Bouma-Prediger is Professor of Religion and Director of Environmental Studies at Hope College. In 2016, he visited The Seattle School as our featured speaker for our annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series.

What does music reveal about the nature of integration? Why does the conversation between theology and psychology require such deeply personal work? How can we continue to be rooted in our theological traditions and identities while still letting down our walls and inviting other voices to our table? In episode 8 of text.soul.culture, Dr. Chelle Stearns—Associate Professor of Theology at The Seattle School—joins Dr. J. Derek McNeil to discuss her own integrative instinct and the ways in which she has more fully found herself and the presence of the Spirit within the space of dissonance.

What does it mean to truly listen to and read culture? What can an ethnographic perspective teach us about where the church is headed? Join Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Academic Dean and host of text.soul.culture and Dr. Forrest Inslee, Professor at Northwest University and Adjunct Faculty Member at The Seattle School for a conversation about Forrest’s work as an ethnographer and the value of deep listening and meaning making.

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.