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Nurturing Connection in the Classroom

Posted on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 by ptsblog
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A few years ago, I attended a leadership development event. The two-day meeting focused on the theme of abundant life and how leaders might help create communities where abundant life can flourish. In preparation for the event, participants were asked to read a book called Leading Causes of Life by Gary Gunderson and Larry Pray….

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Learning at the US/Mexico Border

Posted on February 24, 2022 by ptsblog
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In Spring 2022, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary students traveled to the Arizona/Sonora, Mexico, border as part of the Seminary’s master of divinity degree required intercultural learning experience. They listened to churches, migrants, a Border Patrol agent, and Mexican and U.S. pastors, who shared what it meant to their community to care for the widows, orphans, and…

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Faculty Book Recommendations

Posted on December 14, 2021January 4, 2022 by ptsblog
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We asked our faculty members to share some of the books they’ve been loving lately. So if you’re still looking for a last-minute gift idea, or you want to enrich yourself in the new year, here are some of their top recommendations—including some of their own recent work! John Burgess James Henry Snowden Professor of…

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