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Dabaliga

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  1. Accepted to the University of Iowa. $17,680/year TAship. This is the only place to which I applied. Very excited.
  2. I feel like faith and epistemology are both being talked about today, even earlier today they were too. Also I feel like the faith is on one hand and epistemolgy are on the other hand too, but that it probably just because of my religious upbringing and how I just personally feel about it (its hard to tell). However, only someone who is completely biased toward non-epistemology would deny out of hand the possiblity that faith and epistemology cannot both make it to the top where all the faith come in. Plus my uncle has faith, but his parents both had epistemology so that, by itself, proves that one doesn't just need to believe what one's parents (or other relatives) are already teaching, or else why did he be so different?
  3. This helps. http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2004/05/whos_hot_in_met.html
  4. Dabaliga

    St. Louis, MO

    Congrats! St Louis is a fun city. (I studied at UMSL a few years ago.) SLU seems like a great department, and there is a lot of interaction between the three schools there (UMSL, SLU and WashU). Do you have any offers or waitlists to turn down? In general, I think that it would be nice of those who are accepting an offer to update the rest of us on what admits/waitlists/unknowns they are turning down.
  5. Congrats on all the great offers!
  6. Anyone want to claim the Iowa acceptance that is posted on the results page?
  7. Congrats to all. It is so nice to finally see a flurry of activity--especially a bunch of acceptances! The results page is bursting with green!
  8. This does help. Thanks. Congratulations on your many offers. For what it is worth, I suspect that Tufts was a great choice. Good luck on your next go round. I am sure the extra 2 years will pay off immensely.
  9. I assume that this is the same friend whose motivations we were discussing on April 2? You don't have two friends turning down offers from Iowa, do you? Thanks for the updates.
  10. Well said and I agree.. I was not judging or trying to rush anyone. I was just curious if anyone had insider information on why one might sit on an offer one doesn't plan to accept (besides being cautious and allowing oneself time to process and weigh the options). It doesn't really matter though. You are right; under circumstances like these, a more stoic attitude is appropriate. We will all find out by April 15 (ish)--with plenty of time to prepare for the following school year. Am I preaching now? In any case, I'm glad to hear good news. Thanks a gain for sharing.
  11. Thanks for the info. Is he or she PLANNING to turn down offers from Purdue and Iowa (because he or she has already received a better offer) or merely HOPING to be able to turn down those offers (because he or she is expecting to receive a better offer soon)? If the former option, why not do it now? Presumably there is some reason, but I don't understand why people don't turn down offers when they already have better offers on the table.
  12. He teaches both philosophy and religion courses at a small liberal arts school in a combined philosophy and religion department.
  13. I appreciate your comments. I only applied to 1 PhD program in philosophy. I decided to apply about a week before their deadline. I was already admitted to and completed a year of study there 4 years ago. I decided to drop the program, however, for personal/family reasons. I am hoping to be readmitted but am still waiting to hear back from them. Fingers crossed. If it doesn't work out, I plan to reapply again next year, but I'll have to reconsider which I'd rather pursue--philosophy or theology. If I choose theology, I'll definitely look into the Religious Studies programs you mentioned. Interestingly, I just discovered that my undergrad philosophy professor doesn't actually have a PhD in philosophy; he has a PhD in Religious Studies from UVA. He did philosophical theology.
  14. I'm sympathetic to almost everything that has been posted in this thread. But since my post helped to start this conversation, I'll add a few remarks. 1) If the original poster isn't fairly conservative, then SBTS is definitely not worth considering. By now, this is fairly obvious. 2) Even if you are fairly conservative, SBTS may still not be a great place to study. No doubt, dgswaim is right that a degree from a conservative university or seminary would limit one's potential career opportunities. I suspect that while non-conservative schools would hesitate to hire people with degrees from conservative schools, conservative schools might be very happy to hire people who have degrees from non-conservative reputable schools (provided, of course, that the applicant him/herself is conservative). Like the original poster, I am also interested in both philosophy and theology and would be happy to teach either or both. Like everyone else, I am trying to make myself as marketable as possible so that I can find a job after finishing school. Since I already have an MA in philosophy, I figured that getting a PhD in theology might make me the most marketable--especially at small liberal arts schools, many of which have combined philosophy and religion departments. However, since I don't have a strong academic background in theology, my options were limited to PhD programs in theology that had lower admissions requirements, e.g., ones that will accept an MA in philosophy in place of an MDiv or even an MA in theology. The three that caught my attention were conservative schools. Ultimately, however, I figured that my job prospects would be better if I got a PhD in philosophy from a more reputable institution than I would be if I had an MA in philosophy and PhD in theology from a more conservative and less prestigious school. (Of course, conservative and prestigious are not mutually exclusive.) Another reason I am hesitant to get a degree from a more conservative school is this: not only does it limit your job prospects to conservative schools, but many conservative schools have very detailed doctrinal statements--again limiting your job prospects. I, for example, fall on the conservative side of the theological spectrum (though I probably fall on the left side of the conservative spectrum). I am afraid that I would be unable to sign the doctrinal statement for some (many?) of the schools that would be willing to hire someone from a conservative school. Just as an example, I am not a dispensationalist or a young earther; many conservative schools require their professors to be. 3) So, I agree with many of the comments above. I'd suggest looking into programs that will give you a wider job market. I can't recommend any programs in particular. Given what has already been said, I cannot recommend all the schools on this list, but the link below is a place to start. Some of the schools on the list are conservative schools but are academically rigorous and have a great reputation (Gordon-Conwell, Asbury, Talbot). http://www.sharefaith.com/blog/2013/08/top-20-theological-schools-seminaries-u-s/
  15. looks like you dont want to provide specifics. Understood.
  16. Im curious why you say this, Alex. It seems to be a great place to pursue his interests, assuming of course, that he belongs to or is at least comfortable with the SBC. And though I dont have any hard data to back it up, it seems that they place their graduates well--at least in other more conservative academic posts. I considered applying there but they require phd applicants to have an mdiv.
  17. Excuse my typos. Sent from my phone.
  18. Consider southern Baptist theological seminary. They have a phd program in christian philosophy, Christian ethics, and a few others. In addition to philosophy courses, they require many theology courses--making you a research and teach in both areas. You might also check out southern evangelical seminary. They offer a similar degree in phil of religion.
  19. Can anyone claim the waitlist notification for the U of Iowa that was posted on the results page?
  20. Explanation: After earning a BA from an unnoteworthy school, I applied to both MA programs as well as PhD programs. I was accepted by some of each and rejected by some of each. The PhD program could not fund me; so I chose to attend an MA program that could. After completing the MA program, I applied to 2 PhD programs. I was accepted to one and rejected to the other. I had to drop the PhD program for personal reasons and am now reapplying to the same program. No news yet on this my third go round.
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