Randy Morris

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Core faculty, B.A. in Liberal Studies (completion program)

Summary of Education and Relevant Experience

B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.
Randy Morris taught children in grades K–12 for 10 years, with three years at the Hiroshima International School in Hiroshima, Japan. Morris did his undergraduate work in biology and doctoral studies in human development and phenomenological philosophy. He is currently the faculty in charge of the spiritual studies structured area of concentration. His interests focus on the fate of the earth and the role that the human psyche plays in shaping that fate. Aspects of the human soul which animate his curiosity include dreams, ritual, initiatory process, human and divine love, imagination, the psychology of evil and those capacities of the soul that allow us to perceive the inner subjectivities of the outer world. He has a strong concern for issues of global peace and justice.

Affiliations

• American Association of University Professors, member
• Seattle Jung Society, member
• Rite of Passage Journeys, board member
• Union Graduate Institute and University (Cincinnati, OH), adjunct faculty
• Prescott College (Prescott, AZ), adjunct faculty
• Pacifica Graduate Institute (Carpinteria, CA), Dissertation reader

Selected Publications

Enloe, Walter and Morris, Randy. Encounters with Hiroshima, Making Sense of the Nuclear Age. Hamline University Press, 1998.

Professional Interests

Dreams, mythology, depth psychology, human development across the lifespan, spiritual psychology, history and philosophy of science, history of ideas, ritual process, rites of passage, personal and planetary initiation.

On Interest Area

"In the cultural transformation from an industrial growth model to a future global community grounded in justice and sustainability, human beings need to know many things. They need to know where they came from, the ideas which limit and condition their experience and that of others, the capacities of soul required to meet the future with courage and dignity, and how to enact choices in freedom and love. I study and teach about ideas that can contribute to this transformation."

On Teaching at Antioch

"I think of the B.A. program as a kind of alchemical retort. The student jumps into the bottle, material is added, a cork is put on the top, and a fire is lit beneath it. As a teacher in the B.A. program, I get to add material to the bottle, tend the fire and witness the transformation that takes place. The result is pure gold. It is a great honor to be doing this work at such a pivotal point in history. I am proud to be a part of the faculty at Antioch University Seattle."

Contact Information

B.A. in Liberal Studies (completion program)
206-268-4408
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