Religious Studies Beyond the Discipline: A Manifesto on Earning and Awarding a Ph.D.

Relying on the collaborative input from doctoral graduates in the study of religion who have gone on to successful careers outside of academia, this essay offers a critique of the field for not adapting far quicker to the changing economic conditions of higher education over recent decades but also...

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Published in:Bulletin for the study of religion
Authors: Aghapour, Andrew Ali (Author) ; Schorey, Shannon Trosper (Author) ; Whitley, Thomas J. (Author) ; Touna, Vaia (Author) ; McCutcheon, Russell T. 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2022
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Further subjects:B Higher Education
B Employment
B Religious Studies
B tenure-track
B Doctoral education
B Academia
B alt-ac
B PhD
B phd
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Summary:Relying on the collaborative input from doctoral graduates in the study of religion who have gone on to successful careers outside of academia, this essay offers a critique of the field for not adapting far quicker to the changing economic conditions of higher education over recent decades but also provides a variety of practical suggestions for how programs in our field can make tactical and substantive changes to better prepare graduate students for a far wider variety of professional futures, inasmuch as we all know that few, at least for the foreseeable future, will ever be hired as tenure-track faculty members.
ISSN:2041-1871
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/bsor.26013