I'm a "young" scholar. By young, I do not necessarily mean my age, though I am the youngest person age-wise on the Seabury faculty. I am just getting my scholarly feet wet. So I still get excited when I see other people referring to my work, written or oral.
I was quoted extensively in the Association of Theological Schools journal, Colloquy. Many of my comments came directly from my final address at the Consultation of Asian and Asian North American Faculty at ATS member schools. To be honest, I think I was the only participant who sent ATS my full manuscript as they had requested. Still, it was an honor to be one of the final speakers along with Sang Hyun Lee and Kwok Pui-Lan.
I also found out from my colleague at Garrett, Cheryl Anderson, that an essay that I wrote on Dinah and Shechem (Gen 34) was favorably reviewed in the online addition of the Review of Biblical Literature. The essay can be found in Charles Cosgrove's edited volume, The Meanings We Choose: Hermeneutical Ethics, Indeterminacy and the Conflict of Interpretations. The book, by the way, contains an excellent essay on hermeneutics by AKMA.
As scholars we don't get paid much for what we publish. Usually all we receive is our name in print, or, better, we get credit for coming up with some idea. Yes, I believe that scholarship, at its heart, is about furthering ideas. But, if scholars were honest, I would be willing to bet that a key motivating factor is recognition. Even if it is a small taste, it's nice to get it all the same.
Congrats, Scholar!
Posted by: tjz at April 8, 2005 11:45 PM