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9 Nov 08

Away with All Gods: Possibility or Fantasy?

On Thursday afternoon, The Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA hosted a debate between Sunsara Taylor and Scott Bartchy, my doctoral advisor. I was not able to make it to the debate, but was happy to find this tidbit giving what appears to be a fair report of the debate. The report is [...]

3 Comments Posted in God, bartchy, communism, debate, religion, sunsara taylor by Patrick George McCullough
23 Sep 08

Oriented

Yesterday, the incoming graduate students in UCLA’s Department of History were officially welcomed with an orientation and reception. The experience actually made me feel like I’m quite ahead of the game. During the 90 minutes or so of orientation presentations, I actually didn’t learn all that much. I have been eager to learn about the [...]

4 Comments Posted in bartchy, classes, doctoral program, graduate studies, orientation, ucla by Patrick George McCullough
12 Mar 08

I'm goin' to UCLA!

I am pleased to report that I have been offered admission into the Ph.D. program in UCLA’s Department of History, to work under Scott Bartchy, and I have accepted the offer! The specialty is technically called “History of Religions,” but I will mostly be concentrating on Christian origins (especially the New Testament, but also beyond). [...]

15 Comments Posted in PhD, bartchy, career, doctoral applications, doctoral programs, history, ucla by Patrick George McCullough