Overview
A witness to the peculiar way of being that is the scholarāsĀ
Luke Timothy Johnson is one of the best-known and most influential New Testament scholars of recent decades. In this memoir, he draws on his rich experience to invite readers into the scholarās lifeāits aims, commitments, and habits.Ā
In addition to sharing his own story, from childhood to retirement, Johnson reflects on the nature of scholarship more generally, showing how this vocation has changed over the past half-century and where it might be going in the future. He is as candid and unsparing about negative trends in academia as he is hopeful about the possibilities of steadfast, disciplined scholarship. In two closing chapters, he discusses the essential intellectual and moral virtues of scholarly excellence, including curiosity, imagination, courage, discipline, persistence, detachment, and contentment.Ā
Johnsonās robust defense of the scholarly lifeāportrayed throughout this book as a generative process of discovery and disclosureāwill inspire both new and seasoned scholars, as well as anyone who reads and values good scholarship. ButĀ The Mind in Another PlaceĀ ultimately resonates beyond the walls of the academy and speaks to matters more universally human: the love of knowledge and the lifelong pursuit of truth.
This book title, The Mind in Another Place (My Life as a Scholar), ISBN: 9780802880116, by Luke Timothy Johnson, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (March 22, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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