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God in Unexpected Places: Preparing Ourselves to Celebrate Christmas

Advent Series
December 22
John Burgess, Professor of Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

The shepherds found Jesus where they least expected: in a manger in a stable. This series will explore the unexpected ways in which God still comes to us today. Using art, music, and prayer, we will ask how we might quietly prepare ourselves to recognize Immanuel, “God with us,” in our busy, distracted world.

John Burgess is professor of theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the author of books about Scripture and the sacraments, and a Presbyterian minister who has learned much from Orthodox, Catholic, and Reformation Protestant spiritualities.

The seminars will take a break on December 29 and resume on January 5!

Westminster Seminars begin the new year by welcoming Upper St. Clair resident and scholar Lou Mitchell to present a series that takes us back to the early years of Colonial America. As we look back, we can gain new perspective to enrich our spiritual lives as we make a fresh start in January. It’s an excellent opportunity to add an hour to your Sunday morning routine. Please join in and feel free to bring your coffee.

Jonathan Edwards: What You Don't Know About This Puritan Will Surprise You

Sundays, January 5, 12, 19, 26 – Note time change to 8:45 on the 26th
Lou Mitchell

Perhaps the only time you have heard the name Jonathan Edwards was in a high school English class as representative of those “terrible” Puritans and the one who preached the most infamous sermon in American history, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” One may be surprised to know that he played an important role in the most significant Colonial event before the American Revolution; that he was an early president of what is now Princeton University; that he has been called the most important philosopher/theologian that America has ever produced; and that he is the first Protestant theologian to build his theology around the idea of beauty. Over four weeks, we will examine the life and work of this surprisingly important person.

The Rev. Dr. Louis (Lou) Mitchell, Th.D. (Harvard) is a retired Presbyterian minister, who has served churches in Pittsburgh and in the Boston and Princeton areas. He is also a scholar who has taught as an adjunct professor at several seminaries in the field of the History of Christian Thought. He has written Jonathan Edwards on the Experience of Beauty and a number of journal articles.