Type Graduate School Students ~300 Total enrollment 272 (2011) Phone +1 206-876-6100 Founded 1997 | Established 1997 Campus Urban Area President Keith R. Anderson Founder Dan Allender | |
Former names Mars Hill Graduate School Location Seattle, Washington, United States Address 2501 Elliott Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees International tuition: 14,000 USD (2013) Similar Antioch University Seattle, Seattle Pacific University, Cornish College of the Arts, The Art Institute of Seattle, Argosy University - Seattle Profiles | ||
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology is a progressive, multi-denominational graduate school located in the Belltown, Seattle, Washington. The Seattle School's mission is to train people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships.
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History
The dream of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology began around a kitchen table, where a gathering of a few passionate dreamers dared to imagine a new kind of theological and psychological training. The Seattle School was initially established under the auspices of Western Seminary in 1997, becoming independent in 2000, and establishing itself in the heart of downtown Seattle in 2007. In 2011, the school changed its name from Mars Hill Graduate School to The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Over the years, The Seattle School has been committed to training therapists, pastors, artists, leaders, and social entrepreneurs to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships.
Theology
The Seattle School is a progressive, multi-denominational institution. Founded upon the belief that the presence of our Triune God is continually revealed through relationship, The Seattle School is a learning community informed by incarnational theology and a relational hermeneutic. Valuing discourse as a powerful means of discovery and growth, The Seattle School is intentionally interdisciplinary and diverse.
Stanley Grenz, who taught at the school for several years, was influential to the school's theological roots, as was author Brian McLaren, who has been a teacher at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and also served on the school's board.
Degrees offered
The school has one Master of Divinity degree program and two Master of Arts degree programs:
The school's Counseling Psychology curriculum is a mix of psychodynamic modality, existential approach, attachment theory and object relations.
Core Faculty & Notable Professors
Accreditation
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology is nationally accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). The school has "degree authorization" by the State of Washington and Title IV authorization by the Federal Department of Education for federal student financial assistance.