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'''The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh''' is an [[astronomer]], writer and an ordained minister in the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]].  As a minister, he has been a pioneer and leader in a movement toward multi-cultural/racial congregations, and in developing early Internet-based ministries.

(contracted; show full)r of the credentialed press for various religious publications including being the editor of the [[Church Ad-Ministrator]] Magazine.  He appeared in the 2008 Karl Bardosh film, "Out of Balance" and appeared in the credits under the name Peter Dray Maynard.<ref>http://web.mac.com/karlbard/iWeb/OUT%20OF%20BALANCE%20MOVIE/Credits.html</ref>  He is currently the Senior Pastor of a church in [[Miami, Florida]].<ref>Clergy Journal - Church Management Magazine, June, 1994</ref>


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==Astronomy==
Pittendreigh has been a life-long active amateur astronomer and wrote several articles about astronomy in the [[United States]]<ref> Sky and Telescope, February, 1994; Astronomy Magazine December, 2007</ref> and the [[United Kingdom]]. His work, "[[Pittendreigh's Law of Planetary Motion]]" was published in [[Sky and Telescope]] magazine in February 1994. During the early years of the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], Pittendreigh was on an international team of [[amateur astronomers]] allowed to work with [[NASA]] in using the space telescope in a study of [[asteroids]]. The name of their study was "[[Transition Comets -- UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids]]."  He has also done extensive work in the area of [[Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies|Arp peculiar galaxies]].

==Published works==
Pittendreigh wrote several books, including: 
*A History of Erskine Theological Seminary (1976)
*A Presbyterian People - The History of the Warrenton Presbyterian Church (1986)
*An Observer's Atlas to the Moon 
*A People of Faith - A History of New Bethel Presbyterian Church (1995)
*The Presbyterian Church Welcomes You (2003) ISBN 1-4107-1901-4

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Pittendreigh also wrote a humor column in the [[Clergy Journal]] for several years. He was editor of the [[Church Ad-Ministrator]] magazine from 1994-1998.

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.pittendreigh.com/ www.pittendreigh.com]
* [http://goodshepherdsermons.blogspot.com/ Sermons by Pittendreigh]

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