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Dr. Angela Hancock

Inside the PTS Curriculum: Exploring Christian Worship

Posted on October 8, 2019January 25, 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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Drew Smith, Professor Urban Ministry

Inside the PTS Curriculum: Introduction to Urban Ministry

Posted on October 4, 2019January 25, 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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The “Gospel” is Bigger than What Billy Graham Bellowed

Posted on October 3, 2019January 25, 2021 by ptsblog

  Recent Seminary graduate Brandon Shaw muses about how the Gospel story is one of social justice and evangelism.  Let’s call him “Tommy.” Tommy and I sat in proximity to each other in Dr. Dan Treier’s undergraduate, systematic theology course at Wheaton College (Ill.) during the fall of 2006. Tommy was arguably the course’s most…

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