New course, open to all, highlights ways faith informs business

“I thought that every minute I didn’t spend doing ministry was somehow disappointing to God, or not fully living out my faith,” she said. Christians working in business and industries across the globe say they often share this sense that there is a gap between their faith and their work. They manage offices, lead major […]

By Bethany Cummins

From This Issue

Faith for business and the world

Response is a print and online magazine for thoughtful Christians worldwide, rooted in the people, life, and mission of Seattle Pacific University.

The magazine explores the encounter between education, faith, and culture, and is an informed voice for Christian engagement in the world.

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Features

Abstract illustration by Jon Han
Features
Why should we care about diversity in a physics classroom?

Features
Why does SPU need to think about diversity?

Features
Alumnus, author, and pastor Eugene Peterson ’54 changed my world. Here’s how.

Features
New course, open to all, highlights ways faith informs business

Home

SPU retiring faculty 2019
Home
Saying goodbye: Departing faculty remembered for wit, wisdom, and extracurricular expertise

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Home
Alumna Jennifer Bennett serves Seattle’s animal residents

Home
From classroom to campaign: Andrew Bell ’16 appeals across the aisle

Home
Research update: tackling infectious disease, responses to racism, and reading

Soul

Off Campus
Soul
On- and off-campus partnerships introduce students to new experiences

Arts & Culture
SPU gardener Jeff Daley recognized as “outstanding master gardener”

Soul
Tech evangelist Guy Kawasaki uses grit to change the world

Soul
Discussing disagreement: Study pushes students to encounter theological difference

Soul
Alumna Julieta Altamirano-Crosby helps immigrants speak

Soul
New editor James K.A. Smith to explore mystery in the arts through Image

Soul
SPU alumni feature-film project Prospect released

Illustration by Alaina Johnson
Soul
Professor Stephen Newby brings personal history, music to reconciliation work

Class Notes

Class Notes
Find out what your classmates are doing: Spring 2019 class notes

Lloyd Montzingo
Class Notes
Mathematics professor helped develop key campus buildings

Tom Box
Class Notes
From athletics to advancement, Tom Box left a legacy

Ken Tollefson
Class Notes
Anthropology professor Ken Tollefson linked theology and culture

Karl Krienke
Class Notes
Professor of the Year Karl Krienke left mark on the stars

From The Archives

From the Archives
From the archives, Spring 2019: Can you guess this professor’s name?

Your Take

Your Turn
Spring 2019 letters to the editor: Camp Casey, Response redesign, and more

Online Exclusives

Online Exclusives
Guy Kawasaki: Get high and to the right

Home
Spring 2019 sports roundup: Darian Burns takes gymnastics title, and more

Seattle Pacific University
Class Notes
In memoriam, Spring 2019

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Homecoming 2019 reunites alumni, parents, and friends of SPU

Columns

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From the Editor
Why is the work of diversity important at SPU? Here are two reasons.

President Dan Martin
The President’s View
From President Dan Martin: SPU’s future will model faithful innovation

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