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A black-and-white image of Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963. The whole frame is filled with people walking forward; many are holding signs with sayings such as "We march for integrated schools NOW!" and "We march for jobs for all NOW!" and "We demand equal rights NOW!" and "We demand an end to bias NOW!"

The Evidence of Faith—Shaping a More Liberated Future

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Above: Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, Aug. 28, 1963. Library of Congress Control Number 2013647400. The evidence of faith has always been made known, even when we didn’t recognize it. For generations, we’ve been singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song…

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The Solidarity of the Messiah

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Above: Painting by Alex Levin: “Smoke Pillar arising from Jerusalem Temple”; https://artlevin.com/ On Nov. 6, 2025, Dr. Tucker S. Ferda was installed into the Errett M. Grable Chair of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Below are concluding remarks from his inaugural lecture, “The Solidarity of the Messiah: Recovering Matthew’s Theology…

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Lessons I Learned as a Clergywoman and a Daughter

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Above: Emma Kate Lander ’25 and Stephanie Backus ’24 help to lead a service at Hicks Memorial Chapel (PTS campus). My experience as a clergywoman has always been related to my experience as a woman. I remember one of the first times I articulated a desire to be a pastor. I was in first grade,…

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