Westminster Seminars are currently live on Sundays from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. in Galbreath Chapel and on Zoom. Zoom links are available on the church website and in each Friday church email. The Zoom meeting will open at 9:30 for greetings and conversation. Find details on upcoming seminars here.

The seminars welcome all watchers for a time to learn and grow in faith through engaging topics, which change from month to month. Please join us for the live Zoom meeting or watch the video or listen to the audio recordings at your convenience using the links below.


Westminster Seminars Audio/Video Recordings

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9/29/24 John Burgess Faith and Politics: Insights from the Barmen Declaration
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9/22/24 John Burgess Faith and Politics: Insights from the Barmen Declaration
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9/15/24 John Burgess Faith and Politics: Insights from the Barmen Declaration
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9/8/24 Elaine Frantz Black Police in Pittsburgh in the Gilded Age
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6/30/24 Jean Miewald Undue Medical Debt
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6/23/24 Bill Ludwig Those Revolting Presbyterians: What Were They Thinking?
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6/16/24 Suzanne Free The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal
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6/9/24 Suzanne Free The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal
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6/2/24 Suzanne Free The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal
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5/26/24 Derek Woodard-Lehman Democratic Faith: The Witness of the Civil Rights Movement
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5/19/24 Derek Woodard-Lehman Democratic Faith: The Witness of the Civil Rights Movement
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5/5/24 Derek Woodard-Lehman Democratic Faith: The Witness of the Civil Rights Movement
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4/28/24 John E. Wilson The Puritan Vision for New England
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4/21/24 Tucker Ferda Author of Life: The Resurrection of the Dead and the Origins of Christianity
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4/14/24 Tucker Ferda Author of Life: The Resurrection of the Dead and the Origins of Christianity
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4/7/24 Tucker Ferda Author of Life: The Resurrection of the Dead and the Origins of Christianity
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3/24/24 Sandy Conley Entry into Jerusalem
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3/17/24 Steven Tuell God's Everlasting Covenant Rethought: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Second Isaiah
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3/10/24 Steven Tuell God's Everlasting Covenant with Moses and David
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3/3/24 Steven Tuell God's Everlasting Covenant with Noah and Abraham
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2/25/24 Elaine Frantz Frances Willard and the Women's Christian Temperance Union
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2/18/24 Elaine Frantz Frances Willard and the Women's Christian Temperance Union
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2/11/24 Elaine Frantz Frances Willard and the Women's Christian Temperance Union
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2/4/24 Elaine Frantz Frances Willard and the Women's Christian Temperance Union
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1/28/24 Leanna K. Fuller One Body, Many Parts: Engaging Difference in Congregations
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1/21/24 Leanna K. Fuller One Body, Many Parts: Engaging Difference in Congregations
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1/14/24 Becky Boyer Disability, Inclusion, and Embrace - The Great Banquet: Who Is Missing from the Feast?
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1/7/24 Becky Boyer Disability, Inclusion, and Embrace - The Great Banquet: Who Is Missing from the Feast?
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12/17/23 John E. Wilson A Brief History of Mary, the Mother of Jesus
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12/10/23 John E. Wilson A Brief History of Mary, the Mother of Jesus
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12/3/23 John E. Wilson A Brief History of Mary, the Mother of Jesus
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11/26/23 Tanner Capps Christ and Humanity’s Cosmic Future
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11/19/23 Tanner Capps Christ and Humanity’s Cosmic Future
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11/12/23 John P. Burgess Everyday Saints: Keeping the Faith in Hard Times
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11/5/23 John P. Burgess Everyday Saints: Keeping the Faith in Hard Times
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10/29/23 John P. Burgess Everyday Saints: Keeping the Faith in Hard Times - Fr Zinon
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10/22/23 John P. Burgess Everyday Saints: Keeping the Faith in Hard Times - Richard Schroder
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10/15/23 John P. Burgess Everyday Saints: Keeping the Faith in Hard Times
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10/08/23 John P. Burgess Everyday Saints: Keeping the Faith in Hard Times
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7/23/23 Liddy Barlow and Ron Symons Sowing Seeds of Justice: Food Security for All
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7/16/23 Dan Dalton Sowing Seeds of Justice: Food Security for All
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7/9/23 Karen Ehrens Sowing Seeds of Justice: Food Security for All
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6/25/23 Derek Woodard-Lehman Polarization & the Unmaking of America
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6/18/23 Derek Woodard-Lehman Polarization & the Unmaking of America
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6/11/23 Derek Woodard-Lehman Polarization & the Unmaking of America
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5/28/23 Jack Auperle Four Woment You Should Never Forget - Mother Theresa
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5/21/23 Jack Auperle Four Woment You Should Never Forget - Rosa Parks: The Commuter
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5/14/23 Jack Auperle Four Woment You Should Never Forget - Corrie Ten Boom: The Innkeeper
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5/7/23 Jack Auperle Four Woment You Should Never Forget - Harriet Tubman: The Conductor
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4/30/23 Liddy Barlow and Ron Symons Sofa Spirituality: Interfaith Dialogue as a Window, Mirror, and Sliding Glass Door
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4/23/23 Liddy Barlow and Ron Symons Sofa Spirituality: Interfaith Dialogue as a Window, Mirror, and Sliding Glass Door
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4/16/23 Liddy Barlow and Ron Symons Sofa Spirituality: Interfaith Dialogue as a Window, Mirror, and Sliding Glass Door
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4/2/23 Liddy Barlow and Ron Symons Sofa Spirituality: Interfaith Dialogue as a Window, Mirror, and Sliding Glass Door
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3/26/23 James E. Davison On the Way to Easter with John's Gospel
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3/19/23 James E. Davison On the Way to Easter with John's Gospel
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3/12/23 James E. Davison On the Way to Easter with John's Gospel
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3/5/23 James E. Davison On the Way to Easter with John's Gospel
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2/26/23 Elaine Frantz Being Police/Being Policed: The History of Crime and Control in Pittsburgh
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2/19/23 Elaine Frantz Being Police/Being Policed: The History of Crime and Control in Pittsburgh
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2/12/23 Elaine Frantz Being Police/Being Policed: The History of Crime and Control in Pittsburgh
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2/5/23 Elaine Frantz Being Police/Being Policed: The History of Crime and Control in Pittsburgh
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1/29/23 Jack Auperle Coping With Loss Of Friends And Loved Ones
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1/22/23 Jack Auperle Coping With Loss Of Friends And Loved Ones
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1/15/23 Robyn Pashby Coping With Ambiguous Loss: Walking Through The Gates Of Grief
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1/8/23 Robyn Pashby Coping With Ambiguous Loss: Walking Through The Gates Of Grief
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12/18/22 Steven Tuell Isaiah ‘Twas Foretold It
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12/4/22 Steven Tuell Isaiah ‘Twas Foretold It
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11/27/22 Steven Tuell Isaiah ‘Twas Foretold It
11/20/22 John E. Wilson Dietrich Bonhoeffer in His Writings: Issues and Conflicts
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11/13/22 John E. Wilson Dietrich Bonhoeffer in His Writings: Issues and Conflicts
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11/06/22 John E. Wilson Dietrich Bonhoeffer in His Writings: Issues and Conflicts
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10/30/22 Tucker Ferda The Old Testament in the New:
Exploring the Theological Imagination of the Earliest Christians
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10/23/22 Tucker Ferda The Old Testament in the New:
Exploring the Theological Imagination of the Earliest Christians
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10/16/22 Tucker Ferda The Old Testament in the New:
Exploring the Theological Imagination of the Earliest Christians
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10/02/22 Jennifer Kaalund What Inheritance Awaits You?
Studying the Book of Hebrews
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09/25/22 Jennifer Kaalund What Inheritance Awaits You?
Studying the Book of Hebrews
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09/18/22 Jennifer Kaalund What Inheritance Awaits You?
Studying the Book of Hebrews
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09/11/22 Jennifer Kaalund What Inheritance Awaits You?
Studying the Book of Hebrews
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07/24/22 Charles Herring Living with Differences:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Schools
07/17/22 Azadeh Masalehdan Block Living with Differences:
Cultural Humility & Refugees in Our Region
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07/10/22 Marta McClintock-Comeaux Living with Differences:
Reflections and Conversations about Identities
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06/26/22 Jo Forrest Love Letter to the Church
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06/19/22 Jo Forrest Love Letter to the Church
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06/12/22 Ann Morris A Time to Laugh: Biblical Humor
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06/05/22 Ann Morris A Time to Laugh: Biblical Humor
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04/24/22 John E. Wilson Three Reformers: Distinctive Characteristics
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04/10/22 John E. Wilson Three Reformers: Distinctive Characteristics
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04/03/22 John E. Wilson Three Reformers: Distinctive Characteristics
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03/27/22 Kenneth Woo History of Biblical Interpretation
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03/20/22 Kenneth Woo History of Biblical Interpretation
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03/13/22 Kenneth Woo History of Biblical Interpretation
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03/06/22 Kenneth Woo History of Biblical Interpretation
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02/27/22 Graham Standish Christian Mysticism: Becoming a Practical Mystic
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02/20/22 Graham Standish Christian Mysticism: Stories of the Mystics
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02/13/22 Graham Standish Christian Mysticism: The Foundations for a Mystical Life
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02/06/22 Graham Standish Christian Mysticism: What Is a Christian Mystic?
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01/30/22 Tom Kneier Mind and Body: Mental Health: Can My PCP Write a Prescription for This?
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01/23/22 Tom Kneier Mind and Body: Our Self Care: Do I Need a Permission Slip for This?
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01/16/22 Graham Standish Mind and Body: Our Spiritual Health
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01/09/22 Ed Sutter Mind and Body: Our Emotional Health
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12/19/21 Louise Rogers A Quest to the Holy Land: The Manger
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12/12/21 Louise Rogers A Quest to the Holy Land: Nazareth to Bethlehem
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12/05/21 Louise Rogers A Quest to the Holy Land: Mary
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11/28/21 Jack Aupperle The History of the Black Church in America
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11/21/21 Jack Aupperle The History of the Black Church in America
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11/14/21 Jack Aupperle The History of the Black Church in America
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11/07/21 Jack Aupperle The History of the Black Church in America
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10/31/21 Jim Davison Thoughts on God as Trinity
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10/24/21 Jim Davison Thoughts on God as Trinity
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10/17/21 Jim Davison Thoughts on God as Trinity
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10/10/21 Jim Davison Thoughts on God as Trinity
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10/03/21 John Burgess When Christians Become the Minority:
New Perspectives from the Land of the Reformation

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09/26/21 John Burgess When Christians Become the Minority:
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09/19/21 John Burgess When Christians Become the Minority:
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09/12/21 John Burgess When Christians Become the Minority:
New Perspectives from the Land of the Reformation

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07/25/21 Sheldon Sorge Matthew 25: An Invitation to Engage
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07/18/21 Ralph Lowe Matthew 25: An Invitation to Engage
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07/11/21 Ralph Lowe Matthew 25: An Invitation to Engage
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06/27/21 Jo Forrest Misconceptions about the Old Testament
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06/20/21 Jo Forrest Misconceptions about the Old Testament
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06/13/21 Jo Forrest Misconceptions about the Old Testament
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06/06/21 Jo Forrest Misconceptions about the Old Testament
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05/30/21 Louise Rogers Join Me in Prayer
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05/23/21 Lisa S. Parker In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes
Genomic Enhancement and the Myths of Merit

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05/16/21 Lisa S. Parker In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes
The Missing Link: It’s Behavioral, Not Genetic

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05/09/21 Lisa S. Parker In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes
Who’s Your (Fore)Daddy? Does It Matter?

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05/02/21 Lisa S. Parker In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes
Personal Genomic Testing and Precision Medicine

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04/25/21 John E. Wilson Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich
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04/18/21 John E. Wilson Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich
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04/11/21 John E. Wilson Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich
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03/28/21 Rev. Graham Standish Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better
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03/21/21 Rev. Graham Standish Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better
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03/14/21 Rev. Graham Standish Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better
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03/07/21 Rev. Graham Standish Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better
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02/28/21 Westminster Mission Paths of Pilgrimage
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02/21/21 Ken White Paths of Pilgrimage
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02/14/21 Ken White Paths of Pilgrimage
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02/07/21 Louise Rogers Paths of Pilgrimage
Adventures in Scotland
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01/31/21 Tony Norman Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors
Let’s Try Systemic Justice (For Once)
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01/24/21 Jamy Ard Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors
From Slavery to COVID-19: Understanding the Origins and Impact of Health Disparities
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01/17/21 Fatima Cody Stanford Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors
The Color of COVID-19
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Presentation link references:
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https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-6141
01/10/21 Ralph Lowe Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors
Why Justice Is Essential for a Beloved Community
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12/20/20 John Burgess Advent Series
The Quiet Politics of Jesus
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12/06/20 John Burgess Advent Series
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11/29/20 John Burgess Advent Series
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11/22/20 Steven Tuell We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times
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11/15/20 Steven Tuell We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times
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11/08/20 Steven Tuell We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times
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11/01/20 Steven Tuell We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times
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10/25/20 Liddy Barlow All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times
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10/18/20 Liddy Barlow All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times
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10/11/20 Liddy Barlow All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times
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10/04/20 Liddy Barlow All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times
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09/27/20 Roger Owens Consider the Lilies: The Path of Christian Meditation
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09/20/20 Roger Owens Consider the Lilies: The Path of Christian Meditation
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09/13/20 Roger Owens Consider the Lilies: The Path of Christian Meditation
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07/26/20 Sister Janice Vanderneck JULY SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM:
Welcoming the Stranger: A Look at Immigration in the U.S.
Doing Our Part
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07/19/20 Kristen Schneck JULY SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM:
Welcoming the Stranger: A Look at Immigration in the U.S.
The Current Situation
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07/12/20 Cristian Minor JULY SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM:
Welcoming the Stranger: A Look at Immigration in the U.S.
The History of Immigration in the U.S.
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06/28/20 Bruce Lancaster JUNE SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM:
Coloring Outside the Lines:
Renaissance Art, Religion, and the Challenge of Change
06/21/20 Bruce Lancaster JUNE SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM:
Coloring Outside the Lines:
Renaissance Art, Religion, and the Challenge of Change
06/14/20 Bruce Lancaster JUNE SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM:
Coloring Outside the Lines:
Renaissance Art, Religion, and the Challenge of Change
03/08/20 Tucker Ferda The Gospel of Matthew: Why Did Matthew Write?
03/01/20 Tucker Ferda The Gospel of Matthew: The Infancy Narrative
02/23/20 Kenneth Woo Reformation at the Margins
Setting the Boundaries: Religious Identity Then and Now
02/16/20 Kenneth Woo Reformation at the Margins
Diverse and Disruptive: The Complexities of Life in Exile
02/09/20 Kenneth Woo Reformation at the Margins
Zealous to Kill: An Anatomy of Religious Violence
02/02/20 Kenneth Woo Reformation at the Margins
01/26/20 Sara Ruhle Kyle The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America
Waves of Change in the 20th Century
01/19/20 Sara Ruhle Kyle The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America
Women, Children, Gospel Songs, and the Victorian Effect
01/12/20 Sara Ruhle Kyle The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America
Early America: From Puritans to Revivals
01/05/20 Sara Ruhle Kyle The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America
The Congregation Singing: Memories, Responses, Legacies
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12/22/19 Louise Rogers Angels: Angels Among Us
12/15/19 Louise Rogers Angels: Angels in History
12/08/19 Louise Rogers Angels: A Heavenly Go Between
12/01/19 Louise Rogers Angels: God's Messengers
11/24/19 Jessica Benham Suffer the Little Children: Disability, Childhood, and the Church
11/17/19 Mark Wicclair Conscientious Objection in Health Care: Deciding When to Accommodate Health Professionals
11/10/19 Bruce Lancaster Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow: An Interim’s Perspective of WPC
10/27/19 Clifford Bob The Global Religious Right
10/20/19 Clifford Bob The Global Religious Right
10/13/19 Hunter Farrell The Crisis Facing U.S. Churches’ Engagement in Global Mission
...and What We Can Do About It
10/06/19 Hunter Farrell The Crisis Facing U.S. Churches’ Engagement in Global Mission
...and What We Can Do About It
09/29/19 John Burgess Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics
09/22/19 John Burgess Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics
09/15/19 John Burgess Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics
09/08/19 John Burgess Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics
07/28/19 Lucyna de Barbaro, Perry Recker, Greg Winks Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change
Panel Discussion – Time for a Change: Coming Clean
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07/21/19 Larry Schweiger and Ned Ketyer Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change
The Science: Evidence and Effects
07/14/19 Hunter Farrell and Chris Taylor Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change
Our Christian Call to Respond
06/30/19 Louise Rogers Living Legacies
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06/23/19 Regis Becker Real World Perspectives on Corporate, Personal, and Sexual Ethics
06/16/19 Regis Becker Real World Perspectives on Corporate, Personal, and Sexual Ethics
06/09/19 Ted Kyle Ethical Mistakes in Public Health Despite Good Intentions
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06/02/19 Sheldon Sorge Ethics in Church
05/26/19 Jack Aupperle Women of Faith
05/19/19 Jack Aupperle Women of Faith
05/12/19 Jack Aupperle Women of Faith
05/05/19 Jack Aupperle Women of Faith
04/28/19 Scott Hagley Consumed: Christian Witness in a Transactional World
04/14/19 Scott Hagley Consumed: Christian Witness in a Transactional World
03/31/19 Barb Myers and
Mary Kay Mitchell
Prayer Paths of Faith: The Labyrinth and Praying the Scriptural
“Way of the Cross”
03/24/19 Louise Rogers Prayer Paths of Faith: Remarkable Prayers of the Bible
03/17/19 Graham Standish Living a Grace-filled Life
03/10/19 Graham Standish Living a Grace-filled Life
03/03/19 Graham Standish Living a Grace-filled Life
02/24/19 Kenneth Woo Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin
02/17/19 Kenneth Woo Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin
02/10/19 Kenneth Woo Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin
02/03/19 Kenneth Woo Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin
01/27/19 Jim Davison Making Sense of the Book of Revelation
01/13/19 Jim Davison Making Sense of the Book of Revelation
01/06/19 Jim Davison Making Sense of the Book of Revelation
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12/23/18 Steven Tuell Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say)
12/16/18 Steven Tuell Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say)
12/09/18 Steven Tuell Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say)
12/02/18 Steven Tuell Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say)
11/25/18 John Wilson Problem Areas in Christian History
11/18/18 John Wilson Problem Areas in Christian History
11/11/18 John Wilson Problem Areas in Christian History
11/04/18 John Wilson Problem Areas in Christian History
10/28/18 Jerome Creach How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”?
Isaiah 40:1-11 and the Coming of Jesus the Messiah
10/21/18 Steven Tuell How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”?
The Shema, the Greatest Commandment
10/14/18 Steven Tuell How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”?
Love of Neighbor and Love of the Stranger
10/07/18 Jerome Creach How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”?
What Are the “Law and Prophets”?
9/30/18 L. Roger Owens Open and Available: Approaching Life with God
9/23/18 L. Roger Owens Open and Available: Approaching Life with God
9/16/18 L. Roger Owens Open and Available: Approaching Life with God
9/09/18 L. Roger Owens Open and Available: Approaching Life with God
7/29/18 Liddy Barlow Shaping Public Policy to Serve the Poor
7/22/18 Michael Stanton "This Is My House": Defeating Poverty One Family at a Time
7/15/18 Tammy Thompson Causes of Poverty: A Tangled Web
6/24/18 Jim Gilchrist Truth Decay: Truth and Freedom
6/17/18 Jim Gilchrist Truth Decay: Tribes and Truthiness
6/10/18 Jim Gilchrist Truth Decay: Field Guide to Fallacies
6/03/18 Jim Gilchrist Truth Decay
5/27/18 Marta McClintock-Comeaux Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life:
Moving Past Bias Barriers to “Administer(ing) True Justice; Show(ing) Mercy and Compassion to One Another”
5/20/18 Ann Morris Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life:
If the Way Be Clear: Brief History of Women's Ordinationin the Presbyterian Church
5/13/18 Jessie Ramey Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life:
The Status of Women's Leadership and Gender Equity in the U.S.
5/06/18 Lisa Tetrault Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life:
The Origins of Women’s Rights in the U.S.
4/29/18 John Burgess Neighbors Near and Far
4/22/18 John Burgess Neighbors Near and Far
4/15/18 John Burgess Neighbors Near and Far
4/8/18 Peter Smith Silent Sanctuaries
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3/25/18 Elaine Frantz Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families
3/18/18 Elaine Frantz Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families
3/11/18 Elaine Frantz Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families
3/4/18 Elaine Frantz Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families
2/25/18 Jeff Eddings Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health
2/18/18 Autumn Brownlee Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health
2/11/18 Lynn Holden Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health
2/04/18 Jeff Eddings Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health
1/28/18 Paula Kane Welcoming the Stranger: Pope Francis and Migration Politics
1/21/18 Christine Chakoian and David Esterline Presbyterians Respond to Refugees
1/14/18 Louise Rogers We Believe
1/7/18 Louise Rogers We Believe
Date Speaker Title Play mp3
12/17/17 Peter Gilmore No Reason, No Season: Why Early Presbyterians Ignored Christmas
12/10/17 John Wallace Westminster's Vision for Racial Reconciliation
12/3/17 Jim Gilchrist Westminster's Vision for Racial Reconciliation
11/26/17 Jack Aupperle A River of Many Streams:
An Ecumenical Catholic View of Women
11/19/17 Jack Aupperle A River of Many Streams:
A Black Voice of Conformation and Compromise
11/12/17 Jack Aupperle A River of Many Streams:
A New Evangelicalism: Belief and Inspiration Have Intellectual Credibility
10/29/17 Jim Davison Living in God's Coming Kingdom:
Main Themes in Matthew
10/22/17 Jim Davison Living in God's Coming Kingdom:
Main Themes in Matthew
10/1/17 John Burgess What the New Russia Wants: Politics and Religion in the Era of Vladimir Putin
9/17/17 John Burgess What the New Russia Wants: Politics and Religion in the Era of Vladimir Putin
9/10/17 John Burgess What the New Russia Wants: Politics and Religion in the Era of Vladimir Putin
7/23/17 Alaa Mohamed Many Faiths Doing Justice: Islam
7/16/17 Karen Hochberg Many Faiths Doing Justice: Judaism
7/9/17 Edward Brett Many Faiths Doing Justice: Catholicism
6/25/17 Jim Gilchrist Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives
6/18/17 Jim Gilchrist Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives
6/11/17 Jim Gilchrist Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives
6/4/17 Jim Gilchrist Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives
5/28/17 Rev. Dr. Jack Aupperle Jesus: The Unabridged Definition
5/21/17 Rabbi Mark Mahler Jesus the Jew
5/14/17 Dave Fetterman Thank God! Living a Life of Gratitude
5/7/17 Dave Fetterman Thank God! Living a Life of Gratitude
4/30/17 Dave Fetterman Sabbath: An Invitation to Rest in a Chaotic World
4/23/17 Dave Fetterman Sabbath: An Invitation to Rest in a Chaotic World
4/9/17 Ann Rodgers Pope Francis: Why the World Is Listening to Him
4/2/17 Ann Rodgers Pope Francis: Why the World Is Listening to Him
3/26/17 Sara Kyle Luther and Music
3/19/17 Kenneth Woo Reconsidering Luther
3/12/17 Kenneth Woo Reconsidering Luther
3/5/17 Kenneth Woo Reconsidering Luther
2/26/17 John Wilson Before Luther: The Transformation of Catholicism 400 Years Prior to Luther and Why He Didn’t Like It
2/19/17 John Wilson Before Luther: The Transformation of Catholicism 400 Years Prior to Luther and Why He Didn’t Like It
2/12/17 Drew Smith Collective Histories, Social Grievances, and Sacred ‘Re-membering’
2/5/17 Drew Smith Collective Histories, Social Grievances, and Sacred ‘Re-membering’
1/29/17 Scott Hagley Eat What Is Set Before You: Risk, Gift, and the Mission of God
1/22/17 Scott Hagley Eat What Is Set Before You: Risk, Gift, and the Mission of God
1/8/17 Scott Hagley Eat What Is Set Before You: Risk, Gift, and the Mission of God
12/18/16 Dr. Sam Calian Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent
12/11/16 Dr. Sam Calian Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent
Date Speaker Title Play mp3
12/4/16 Dr. Sam Calian Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent
11/27/16 Dr. Sam Calian Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent
11/20/16 Hetz and Barbara Marsh Love and Connection: Relationships as a Reflection of God's Love
11/13/16 Hetz and Barbara Marsh Love and Connection: Relationships as a Reflection of God's Love
11/6/16 Hetz and Barbara Marsh Love and Connection: Relationships as a Reflection of God's Love
10/30/16 Sara Ruhle Kyle and Sandra Conley J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria
10/23/16 Sara Ruhle Kyle J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria
10/16/16 Sara Ruhle Kyle J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria
10/09/16 Sara Ruhle Kyle J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria
10/02/16 Tony Norman Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life
09/25/16 Jim Gilchrist Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life
09/18/16 Peter Smith Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life
09/11/16 David Esterline Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life
05/29/16 Elaine Parsons The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction
05/22/16 Dave Fetterman Who Am I? Bonhoeffer’s Theology through His Poems
05/15/16 Dave Fetterman Who Am I? Bonhoeffer’s Theology through His Poems
05/01/16 Dave Fetterman Who Am I? Bonhoeffer’s Theology through His Poems
04/24/16 Jim Davison The King of Kings: A Model for Political Leaders
04/17/16 Jim Davison Solomon: A Wise but Foolish King
04/10/16 Jim Davison David: A Good King with Feet of Clay
04/03/16 Jim Davison Saul: A Good King Gone Bad
03/20/16 Leanna K. Fuller Protestant Conceptions of Suffering
03/13/16 John Wilson Protestant Conceptions of Suffering
03/06/16 John Wilson Protestant Conceptions of Suffering
02/28/16 Roger Owens What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture
02/21/16 Roger Owens What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture
02/14/16 Roger Owens What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture
02/07/16 Roger Owens What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture
01/31/16 Discussion Christian Hospitality in Troubled Times
01/24/16 Dave Fetterman Christian Hospitality in Troubled Times
01/17/16 Dave Fetterman Christian Hospitality in Troubled Times
01/10/16 Steven Tuell Who Are Those Guys? Major Insights from the Minor Prophets
01/03/16 Brian Peck Reflections from Westminster’s Clerk of Session
Date Speaker Title Play mp3
12/20/15 Jack Aupperle Advent Lights
12/13/15 Jack Aupperle Advent Lights
12/06/15 Jack Aupperle Advent Lights
11/29/15 Jack Aupperle Advent Lights
11/22/15 Millicent Smith Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History
11/15/15 Bobbie Hartman Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History
11/08/15 Sara Kyle Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History
11/01/15 Warren Archer Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History
10/25/15 Anne Brucker Aging Backwards: Transitions as We Get Past 50
10/18/15 Richard Schulz Family Care Giving
10/11/15 Mary Ann Johnson The Georgia Centenarian Project
10/04/15 John Burgess Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places
09/27/15 John Burgess Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places
09/20/15 John Burgess Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places
09/13/15 John Burgess Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places
07/26/15 Ricky Burgess Who Is My Neighbor? Discussions on Racism
07/19/15 Drew Smith Who Is My Neighbor? Discussions on Racism
06/21/15 Jim Gilchrist Grace and the Beloved Community
06/21/15 Jim Gilchrist Grace and the Beloved Community
06/14/15 Jim Gilchrist Grace and the Beloved Community
06/07/15 Jim Gilchrist Diversity in the Presbyterian Church
05/31/15 Anthony Rivera Grace and the Beloved Community
05/25/15 Alima Bucciantini Presbyterianism in Scotland
05/17/15 Alima Bucciantini Presbyterianism in Scotland
05/10/15 Dave Fetterman The Civil War as a Theological Crisis
05/03/15 Elaine Parsons Searching for Religious Meaning in the Civil War
04/26/15 Nana Wilson Centering Prayer: What? Why?
04/19/15 Dave Fetterman Westminster's Grief Recovery Goup
03/29/15 Bruce Antonoff Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch
03/22/15 Bruce Antonoff Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch
03/15/15 Bruce Antonoff Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch
03/01/15 Bruce Antonoff Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch
02/22/15 Tony Norman The Scandal of Social Justice
02/08/15 Tony Norman The Scandal of Social Justice
02/01/15 Tony Norman The Scandal of Social Justice
01/25/15 Bill Bollendorf Understanding Haiti: Haiti Today
01/18/15 Bill Bollendorf Understanding Haiti: Haiti Today
01/11/15 Warren Archer Understanding Haiti: History of Haiti
01/04/15 Warren Archer Understanding Haiti: History of Haiti