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Forming Public Spiritual Leaders: The Rev. Ayana Teter

Posted on September 22, 2025September 23, 2025 by ptsblog

Being formed in a seminary is a journey unlike anything else. Students seek theological education for a variety of reasons: personal spiritual growth, preparing to serve their communities as public leaders, seeking ordination for ministry in a specific tradition, or in pursuit of a sense of call that is loud but not yet clear. Just…

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What Can Faith Offer a Secular Society?

Posted on November 17, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

In many parts of the world, “Christendom”—the reality of the Church wielding political, economic, and/or cultural power—is over. Scholars may debate to what extent this is a good development for the Church or the world, but one thing is clear: in the West, the Church no longer exerts the influence on international, national, or even…

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Derek Woodard-Lehman, who teaches God-Talk and Public Leadership at PTS.

Inside the PTS Curriculum: God-Talk and Public Leadership

Posted on September 25, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

The “Inside the PTS Curriculum” series gives you an inside look at what students are learning in their courses at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Each article focuses on one class, its subject matter, what students can expect to learn, the required texts, and the kinds of assignments students can expect. We’ll let you know whether the…

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