LIKINS DR. MARJORIE (HARJES) HARJIE Of Squirrel Hill, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Dr. Likins was a minister, educator, and author. Daughter of the late Herman and Emma Bohstedt Harjes, she was born April 18, 1924, in Grinnell, Iowa. Dr. Likins was a graduate of Cornell College in Iowa, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and Columbia University, where she received her Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics under the direction of Dr. Reinhold Neibuhr. She remained a lifelong adherent to his liberal Christian philosophy. Active in both the black and women's liberation struggles, Dr. Likins was an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. The first half of her career spanned the entire spectrum of Christian education nursery school, youth, campus, and adult. For five years, she was a congregational minister in Van Nuys, California. From 1974 until her retirement in 1998, she was Associate Professor of Church and Ministry at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Dr. Likins is survived by many who were touched by her kindness. Per her wishes, there will be no service. Arrangements by PATRICK T. LANIGAN FUNERAL HOME, East Pittsburgh, 412-824-8800. www.laniganfuneralhome.com Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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