Mars Hill Graduate School
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Mars Hill Graduate School (MHGS) is a Christian graduate school offering masters degrees in Counseling Psychology, Divinity, and Christian Studies, located in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. MHGS first offered classes in 1997, as a branch campus of Western Seminary, a Conservative Baptist institution. In 2002, MHGS officially made the transition to being an independent institution. MHGS is not affiliated with a specific denomination, but draws from many branches of Christian tradition. MHGS has made special note of the intersection of Postmodernity with both theology and psychology. MHGS is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). [1]
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[edit] Theology
Influential to the school's theological roots have been theologian Stanley Grenz who taught at the school for several years, and popular author Brian McLaren, who has both taught and served on the board, as well as other thinkers associated with the Emerging church.
[edit] Psychology
Mars Hill Graduate School's Counseling Psychology curriculum draws largely from a psychodynamic modality that utilizes an existential approach along with attachment theory and object relations.
[edit] People
Notable Current Professors include Dan Allender, and notable Former Professors include Stanley Grenz.
[edit] Additional Information
The school has no affiliation to Mars Hill Church, a well known Seattle megachurch.
