Body Politics
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As someone who went through the process during an active year for the GradCafe forums, I honestly can't say that flying blind would've been worse. Probably better, in fact. I fretted over this board and checked the results daily, while my colleague in the next carrel over didn't check GradCafe til the day before he accepted an offer. That guy was way more at ease throughout the process than I was, and I think GC was probably part of it.
But, like I said, I hung out here during my app season, so don't hear me telling you that you absolutely shouldn't. It was a pressure release sometimes. Y'all do you. Whatever works. The process sucks ass however you go through it.
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In Bible, it's getting more and more rare to see folks with UK PhDs teaching in non-confessional schools. That's anecdotal (I didn't run a study on this) but, more and more, this seems to me to be the arrangement of the tea leaves. How one wants to read them, I'll leave that to others.
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I love that Perique69 is still here trolling (with some wisdom, no doubt), as well as that no one is really listening.
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The Society of Biblical Literature national and regional conferences will be what you're looking for. Both have lots of different sections, many of which will be intensely focused on the Hebrew Bible. If you are anywhere near Atlanta, I wholly recommend joining the SBL and then coming to the national meeting in November. Otherwise, join the SBL and then just look up when/where the next regional meeting is in your area. If at all possible, do both.
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B > P. Definitely don't do Pass/Fail.
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Patience is pretty much your only move.
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I think I had opened the app for the MTS or ThM or something, but I never submitted anything to Harvard. I knew it was an error as soon as I got the email, but it was fun to tell folks that I was officially a Harvard Div student for the forty-some minutes it took for them to rescind my notice of admission into a program to which I'd never applied. I had actually already accepted an offer for a PhD elsewhere when this happened, if memory serves. It was a fun morning.
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I actually had something very similar happen to me two years ago with Harvard Divinity School. I had created an account just so I could see what was on the ThD application (which they no longer have, as it has dissolved into the PhD program through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences). I never even applied. But I got an e-mail, saying that they had received my deposit and they were looking forward to seeing me in September.
Since I hadn't applied, and certainly hadn't paid any deposit, I knew it was a mistake, and I e-mailed them immediately. They quickly responded by saying that it had been sent to me in error and that I should disregard it. I didn't hear anything about anyone else having something similar happen, so I guess it was just an isolated e-mail.
It's a very good thing that I hadn't really applied because I'm sure I would have been an emotional trainwreck. And I think if I do get accepted somewhere this year, I will be guarded about celebrating too quickly!
But, hey, if nothing else, at least I can tell people that I have been accepted into Harvard before!
That totally happened to me, too. Spring 2013, right??
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I don't think there's any way for me (or anyone here, really) to give you a definitive answer, or even a good one. Nonetheless: If you are comfortable with the language of "calling" (and I suspect you are), do you feel "called" to pursue the vocation of an academic? If so, go for it.
One thing I will note, as a current PhD student and friend of many Christian professors: The balance you would like to strike as a professor and preacher will be significantly difficult to attain. The two vocations you feel drawn to, teaching and ministering, are both full-time gigs. Pastoral ministry (as you know) is much more than just preaching on weekends, just as teaching is much more than showing up to lecture on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What I'm trying to say is: be careful. That is a huge load you are looking to take on.
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It's the end of app season; let's all be assholes.
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I know it's hard to wait, but it doesn't do you any good to contact that department directly.
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HI everyone,
I am currently a ThM student at Candler School of Theology part of Emory University. I am also an applicant for Hebrew Bible for Fall 2015. I saw that some people are convinced that Emory's GDR has already notified the accepted students. This is not true. Today, 2/13/2015, the GDR met and went through the top applicants for all programs. I know this because I am at the school and know the faculty. All subfields are discussing the best applicants today. If you are one of the lucky ones, maybe, just maybe you heard from Emory today. The majority will hear sometime next week. I hope this calms some anxious souls.
Philip
First round offers for HB are out.
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[...] What it amounts to for me is that if the Bible's claim that it is "God-breathed" is true, then I'm not okay with settling for anything less than an infallible and inerrant OT and NT.
Does the Bible claim that for itself, or does the author of 2 Timothy claim that for the Hebrew Bible?
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"Nope" as in "no applications accepted." Sorry, I didn't mean "nope" as in "nope, not still closed."
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Website says nope.
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Iliff School of Theology has both an MA and an MTS that, far as I can tell, don't have a language requirement. Placement into doctoral programs is pretty good (I have a friend who landed at Marquette). And, believe me, you don't need to be a Christian (or a theist) to study there.
There is also a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary work here.
Anyway, IST might be a good "second-tier" option that is still respectable (you could do way worse than Pam Eisenbaum, after all). FWIW.
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Well, they were blowing smoke to steer you in a different direction (for whatever reason). Vanderbilt is fine and surely has more funding.
Yes, by all means, xypathos--please take the word of some anonymous blowhard on the internet over what people who are actually employed by Union have to say on the subject.
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I tend to think that it is not always a great idea for M* students to publish prior to applying to the PhD. Here are some pros and cons: http://historicaljesusresearch.blogspot.com/2013/09/should-i-try-to-publish-as-masters.html
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I'll toss the Joint Doctoral Program of University of Denver & Iliff School of Theology into the ring. There is a Religion & Psych concentration and, with the DU RELG and PSYCH depts, your work need not focus on Christianity.
http://www.du.edu/duiliffjoint/
Best of luck.
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My wife and I used Uhaul U-Boxes to move from TN to CO. Price-wise, it is pretty comparable to renting and driving a big truck across the country, with the added bonus of not having to rent and drive a big truck across the country. You just pack up the boxes/pods and then Uhaul ships them across the country for you.
I would also suggest hiring movers to help you unload your pods/truck when you arrive, since moving help may be otherwise difficult to come by in your new place. I think we paid $75 for two guys for three hours. It was totally worth it.
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Seriously. Always try to gently shake the university money-tree. The worst that can happen is nothing falls out.
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Question on methodology - Theological, textual-interpretative?
in Religion
Posted · Edited by Body Politics
Just chiming in to laugh at the absurd turn of phrase, "the science of religion."