Notable alumni of the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary (JCSTS) include James H. Costen Sr., who (along with Randy Taylor) led the reunification of the denomination in 1983; Katie Geneva Cannon, womanist scholar, ethicist and the first African American woman to be ordained in the Presbyterian Church; and J. Herbert Nelson, the first African American stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
To fully appreciate how JCSTS has shaped...
