About the School of Theology

Learning Goals

As an academy we foster an intellectual community that promotes a thoughtful faith.  We teach so that, students will:

 

          1. Develop an informed and reflective faith.

         

          2. Develop confidence in the Christian faith.

         

          3. Be able to interpret Scripture deftly and thoughtfully.

         

          4. Understand how the divine revelation of Scripture and the canonical 

               tradition is informed by reason and the experience of the Holy Spirit.

         

          5. Learn and evaluate different worldviews operative from the perspective 

              of Christian faith.

 

As an abbey we foster a relational community that promotes love for God and neighbor.  We teach so that students will:

        

          6. Shape their lives around Christian character and values.

          7. Cultivate personal spiritual disciplines in their lives.

          8. Engage others of different beliefs in civil discourse and with a catholic

              spirit.

          9. Be able to nurture others in Christian faith.

        10. Recognize their membership in the body of Christ, entering into the

               moral and theological discourse of the one, holy, catholic, and

               apostolic Church.

 

As an apostolate we foster a missional community that promotes service in the Church and the world.  We teach so that students will:


        11. Be prepared to discern, own, and be equipped for their vocation.

        12. Be deeply rooted in the worship and ministry of a local congregation.

        13. Articulate their faith in a winsome and engaging manner, in order to

               share it with others.

        14. Be prepared to engage global and intercultural settings.

Quick Facts

Alexander Hall was one of the first buildings at Seattle Pacific

Founded:
1891

Denomination:
SPU is a private university founded in 1891 by the Free Methodist Church of North America. Students and faculty represent more than 50 different Christian denominations.

Facilities:
43-acre Seattle main campus; 965-acre wilderness campus on Blakely Island in the San Juan Islands; 330-acre Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.

2009-10 Enrollment:
3,804

Undergraduate:
3,016

Post-Bacc:
28

Graduate:
760