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Richard Allen and the #CharlestonSyllabus

Posted on January 25, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Earlier this academic year, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s American Religious Biography class studied biographical accounts of seven women and men whose lives spanned the centuries from the colonial era through the 20th century. After digging deeply into the historical accounts of those Christian figures, students reflected on what insight each narrative might have for modern Christians,…

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Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America

Posted on January 15, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Dream Is Freedom: Pauli Murray & American Democratic Faith

Posted on January 13, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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