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22 Nov 06

SBL 3: “Where do you want to study?”

When I told them that I am an MDiv student hoping to do a NT PhD, this was the inevitable question that arose from scholars I met at the conference. Of course, there are a bunch of schools that would be wonderful to attend and a plethora of exciting scholars under whom I’d love to [...]

2 Comments Posted in SBL, academia, career, doctoral programs by Patrick George McCullough
19 Nov 06

SBL 2: (Un)Important Interactions?

I am generally having a good time at SBL thus far. I am certainly not one of those people who has dreams of biblical or religious academia, goes to one conference, and calls it quits because of a horrible time. Well, at least not yet. I still have a few days to go. My personal [...]

1 Comment Posted in SBL, academia, books, career, seminary life by Patrick George McCullough
2 Nov 06

Thinking about the "ugh" and the "mmm"

Since the annual meeting for the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) is coming up later this month, and it’s my first run-in with the bigwig conference, it may be a good time for me to think about what I am interested in pursuing as a potential scholar. What captures my attention, passions, and interests in [...]

11 Comments Posted in academia, career, community, research, vocation by Patrick George McCullough
27 Oct 06

Super-human Scholar Powers

On his blog, my friend talked about what superpower he would pick of he had a choice for one. He went through the various arguments for and against the different possibilities (like how flying would be cool, but he might get sucked in by the intake valve of a low flying jet-liner). He decided on [...]

2 Comments Posted in academia, career, power, research, vocation by Patrick George McCullough
15 Aug 06

still learning how production works…

I had a nice long conversation with my good friend, Matt, the other night. We’re friends from back in high school and he was a groomsman in my wedding. We got to talking about our careers and made some parallels. Matt is in the film industry. He majored in Film at Emerson College, spent a [...]

0 Comments Posted in academia, blogging, career, quotes by Patrick George McCullough
26 Jul 06

Pursuing a Career of Holy Scholarship

It is a strange thing to pursue academics in the area of a sacred text. I am entering dangerous territory upon which many millions around the globe stake their entire belief system and worldview. Another issue is that I am studying the text which is normative for my own faith as a disciple of Jesus. [...]

2 Comments Posted in academia, career by Patrick George McCullough

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