Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
Every Monday our PTS community worships in the tradition of Taizé. For those who are unaware of this tradition, it is a service with roots in an ecumenical community in France and features repeated song, prayer, Scripture, and silence. We started worshipping in this way every Monday two years ago as part of a number of changes…
This past week, I attended the 217th Commencement of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, along with many of my friends and colleagues. But I was not graduating. It was a strange feeling since those graduating were the very ones I entered Seminary with in 2010. Due to my middling academic abilities and the presence of young children in my…
To all our 2013 graduates: These are tough times for people of faith. A recent Gallup poll reveals that 77% of Americans believe “religion is losing its influence on American life”—the highest negative number polled on this question since 1970, when 75% of Americans thought that this was true. The Pew Research Institute has determined…