Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
On October 31 this year, the Seminary’s chapel team will host a service modeled on the Episcopal All Hallows’ Eve service, found in the Episcopal Book of Occasional Services, as part of the Seminary’s chapel program. While many Protestant denominations do not observe this particular holiday, PTS endeavors to introduce students to worship styles and…
At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by “Mister” Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing…
My administrative assistant is from Ohio. She is a Bengals fan. During football season, we are not friends unless the Steelers are winning, of course. There are good-natured differences, and then there’s today’s political climate. The temperature is too hot to ignore. Avoiding these topics altogether can undermine the church’s role in addressing the moral…