Dr. Michael Trice, Ph.D, EMBA is the Founding Director of the Seattle University Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE) and Spehar-Halligan Professor.
He serves as a Faculty-Administrator who is a constructive theologian with over three decades of experience in organizational development, comparative religious studies, ecumenical dialogue, cultural and religious pluralism, and a commitment to interdisciplinary constructive approaches within team-based leadership. As a professional rooted in disciplines that include philosophy, literature, theology, history and entrepreneurial-organizational advancement, he revels in seeking collaboration across disciplines, and values utilizing creative and innovative methodologies and technologies for creating viable responses to the challenges in our communities and world today.
He also served the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the Office of Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations and represented Bishop Mark Hanson as President of the Lutheran World Federation on President Barack Obama’s Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
As well as being an accomplished author, editor, fund-raiser, visionary and beloved educator, Dr. Trice was a cherished colleague, collaborator and dear friend of the late Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord. He continues as a deeply valued friend and colleague to Dr. Lo Sprague and The Guibord Center where he continues to serve alongside The Guibord Center on the National Council of Churches’s Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Hindu-Christian Dialogues and is currently working with Dr. Lo on the vital role of spirituality in creating a successful, nonviolent vision of confronting the current Administration’s policies of cruelty and oppression.
In 2023, Dr. Trice was awarded the prestigious Gwynne M. Guibord Award for Excellence in Interreligious Leadership from the National Council of Churches in Christ in the USA.
Storyteller, Healing Our World: Addressing Cancel and Call-out Culture