Mission:Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry’s Faith and Values in the Public Square is committed to convening and inviting conversations on important issues in culture and society from various faith perspectives and traditions. This interreligious initiative is an integral dimension to the School’s longstanding commitment to preparing leaders for a just and humane world.
Vision: Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry’s Faith and Values in the Public Square is a dimension of the school’s commitment to prepare leaders to respond authentically and dynamically to the challenges of the world’s growing religious diversity.
Values:
- Preparing students for ministry in a religiously plural world
- Creating new models of interreligious dialogue
- Blending Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry’s unique ecumenical theological education with the best practices in national an international interreligious conversation.
- Making interreligious perspectives, as well as a more sophisticated understanding of “secular” perspectives, an integral part of the school’s thinking and operation.
