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Drew Smith, Professor Urban Ministry

Inside the PTS Curriculum: Pittsburgh Social & Religious Ecology

Posted on February 15, 2021February 12, 2021 by ptsblog
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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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Charles Cotherman

Inside the PTS Curriculum: Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism in the US

Posted on January 29, 2021January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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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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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The Transcendent and Pastoral Care

Posted on January 26, 2021January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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My sister and I recently got a dog. Well, to be quite honest, we did not so much get a dog as “borrow” our parent’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy at the beginning of quarantine. We thought Copper Penny would offer temporary therapy—just as we thought quarantine would be temporary. But here we are in…

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