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Escapism and Denial in the Age of Authoritarianism: Getting Unstuck

Posted on May 21, 2026 by ptsblog
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Mental Health Awareness month in 2026 comes at a time when the world is overrun with wars, social violence, and interpersonal incivility. Psychological and emotional brutality—especially on social media—have become viral in nature, as aggression and bullying appear to be the coping mechanisms of choice to defend against personal (and group) insecurities, anxiety, and fear….

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Who Is My Neighbor? The Rev. Erin Morey on Rooted and Transient Neighbors

Posted on May 1, 2026 by ptsblog
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Above: Long Beach Island as viewed from Barnegat Lighthouse. Photo credit: Fletcher. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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…

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The Road Is Long, but No Experience Is Wasted—Rubertha Taylor’s Story

Posted on April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 by ptsblog
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Rubertha Taylor ’98 has long had a gift for capturing personality on paper. Throughout her school years and later during her career as an educator, she often heard comments such as, “You are an excellent copier,” and “That drawing is amazing!” Even so, she did not think much of it at the time. “Art just…

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