Volume 31 · Issue 4 · Fall 2025
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Sara Jane Nixon
Author

Sara Jane Nixon

Sara Jane Nixon is Senior Pastor of Crestview Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati. A graduate of Davidson College and Princeton Theological Seminary, she is pursuing doctoral work at the University of Dubuque. Third-generation Presbyterian pastor.

Essays Published
4
First Contribution
2018
Most Recent
Jul 2024
Showing 4 essays by Sara Jane Nixon
20241 essay
What Happened at GA226: Where Will the Boundaries Be?
What Happened at GA226: Where Will the Boundaries Be?

Nixon walks through what actually happened with POL-01 (the Olympia Overture) at the 2024 General Assembly, why the split-vote outcome is more ambiguous than either side claims, and what congregations…

20202 essays
Is Theology Practical?
Is Theology Practical?

Three months into pastoral ministry, Nixon noticed that her seminary theology courses turned out to be more practical than the courses labeled 'practical theology.' This conference address asks why, and…

My Body, Broken for Zoom?
My Body, Broken for Zoom?

Nixon learned the limits of video calling during a long-distance courtship: the format is a poor substitute for actually being together. She brings that lesson to bear on the COVID-era…

20181 essay
John Calvin on Death and Grief
John Calvin on Death and Grief

It's hard to picture John Calvin grieving, or writing tender letters to bereaved friends. Nixon shows that we should picture exactly that. The Reformed tradition's reputation for being rigorous-but-cold is…

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