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Finding God’s Love in the Snow

Posted on December 29, 2020January 20, 2021 by ptsblog

I could see my breath in small clouds as I walked down the well-trodden snowy path away from the mess hall. Everything was covered in a thick layer of white. Not the powdery white of fresh snow or the grey of slush, but rather the heavy wet snow that’s good for snowmen. I could hear…

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Inside the PTS Curriculum: Humanity in a Scientific Age

Posted on December 18, 2020January 20, 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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Breath as Resistance

Posted on December 15, 2020January 20, 2021 by ptsblog

  The chaos is so loud. This fall has brought photos from the West Coast of ash-covered cars and ruby skylines belonging in a Margret Atwood novel; An unprecedented number of tropical storms have threatened the Southeast, destruction accentuating displacement; Kentucky said that the officers who killed Breonna Taylor did not commit a crime; More…

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