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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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Sabbath Rest as Equality

Posted on August 30, 2022August 31, 2022 by ptsblog
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One of the best things about attending a small Christian college in the Midwest was worshiping in a local congregation on Sunday alongside professors and university staff, factory workers and business owners, and even the university president. No matter who someone was at the university or in town during the week, in worship we were…

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The Opening

Posted on August 23, 2022August 9, 2022 by ptsblog
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by Andrew Taylor-Troutman The Opening … where the newly open view is good, I can see is what I was pointing to, what I was saying quietly to Myself — Ross Gay 1 15-501 to I-64 to Highway 421 North — all familiar to me, a Tarheel for the last five years and my first…

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