Westminster Seminars is held on Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in Galbreath Chapel. All are welcome! Come to listen, learn, and ask questions – no preparation needed.
Westminster Seminars Audio Recordings
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| 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 |
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| 02/16/20 | Kenneth Woo | Reformation at the Margins Diverse and Disruptive: The Complexities of Life in Exile |
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| 02/09/20 | Kenneth Woo | Reformation at the Margins Zealous to Kill: An Anatomy of Religious Violence |
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| 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 |
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| 01/19/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America Women, Children, Gospel Songs, and the Victorian Effect |
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| 01/12/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America Early America: From Puritans to Revivals |
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| 01/05/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America The Congregation Singing: Memories, Responses, Legacies (Download the PDF handout from this seminar) |
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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 |
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| 10/06/19 | Hunter Farrell | The Crisis Facing U.S. Churches’ Engagement in Global Mission ...and What We Can Do About It |
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| 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 (Download the PDF slideshow from this seminar) |
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| 07/21/19 | Larry Schweiger and Ned Ketyer | Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change The Science: Evidence and Effects |
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| 07/14/19 | Hunter Farrell and Chris Taylor | Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change Our Christian Call to Respond |
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| 06/30/19 | Louise Rogers | Living Legacies (Download the PDF slideshow from this seminar) |
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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 (Download the PDF slideshow from this seminar) |
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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” |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 10/21/18 | Steven Tuell | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? The Shema, the Greatest Commandment |
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| 10/14/18 | Steven Tuell | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? Love of Neighbor and Love of the Stranger |
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| 10/07/18 | Jerome Creach | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? What Are the “Law and Prophets”? |
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| 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” |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 5/06/18 | Lisa Tetrault | Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life: The Origins of Women’s Rights in the U.S. |
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| 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 (View the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Silent Sanctuaries online feature by Peter Smith) |
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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 | |
| 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 |
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| 11/19/17 | Jack Aupperle | A River of Many Streams: A Black Voice of Conformation and Compromise |
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| 11/12/17 | Jack Aupperle | A River of Many Streams: A New Evangelicalism: Belief and Inspiration Have Intellectual Credibility |
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| 10/29/17 | Jim Davison | Living in God's Coming Kingdom: Main Themes in Matthew |
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| 10/22/17 | Jim Davison | Living in God's Coming Kingdom: Main Themes in Matthew |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |