This week, the Seminary celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Clifford E. Barbour Library (Sept. 21, 2024). Constructed in 1964 on the new campus of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., the library building was named for Clifford E. Barbour, who became the first president of the newly consolidated Pittsburgh…
Mission in the Margins: Lessons and Practices from the Global Church
The annual McClure Lecture in World Mission and Evangelism at Pittsburgh Seminary honors the Rev. Dr. W. Don McClure, a 1934 graduate of the Seminary who served as a missionary in Africa for nearly 50 years. The lectures are intended to enhance the worldwide mission of the church. In even-numbered years, the lecture also serves…
“Who Is My Neighbor?” Andy Bossardet on Incarceration, Survival, and Abundant Life
At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by “Mister” Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing…