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Pop Culture In the Classroom

Posted on September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 by ptsblog
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As a new class of masters students entered Pittsburgh Seminary this fall, many of these first-year students enrolled in “Genesis through Esther” taught by Dr. Kimberly D. Russaw. In this class, they will engage in the challenge of critical analysis of the biblical text. They will also discover a healthy dose of popular culture. Connecting…

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Rev. John Creasy Tends to Missional Ministry

Posted on August 16, 2022August 23, 2022 by ptsblog
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The Rev. John A. Creasy ’06 was honored in April as the 2022 PTS Distinguished Alumnus in Mission. He is the founder and executive director of the Garfield Community Farm. He is also the founding co-pastor of The Open Door Presbyterian Church, a missional community in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Garfield. Creative Missional Theology John…

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Women’s History at PTS: Lee Anna Starr

Posted on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 by ptsblog
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pittsburgh Seminary remembers its first female graduate, Dr. Lee Anna Starr (1853-1937). Dr. Starr graduated in 1893 from the Allegheny Theological School, an antecedent institution of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She was ordained in the Methodist Protestant Church in 1895 and became an accomplished pastor, a leader in the Women’s…

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