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Gary Habermas interview from his site 2014 03-19
Dr. Habermas states again and again, basically (paraphrased in interviews) for the most part Biblical scholars conservative and liberal generally reason those that wrote the Scriptures honestly believed what they wrote (therefore the people noted within were real), but there is a difference in the acceptance of the supernatural related doctrines between conservative and liberal scholarship.
He mentioned in the interview that a recognized scholar would need to have to have a terminal degree from a (paraphrased) accredited institution, be working in the field and have a peer reviewed publication.
He stated that blogs are questionable for scholarship. Agreed.
Generally, bloggers are not scholars, but I am an exception, due to the nature of my work.
For disclaimer, I have met Dr. Habermas in person and have emailed with him for career advice.
He is quite helpful and a friend.
Although I do not have a peer reviewed journal article and do not work in the field as a primary career. I do consider myself a scholar, although certainly not well-known, due to the peer review nature of five hundred pages of major PhD and MPhil, United Kingdom theses, and as well my blogs, particularly this academic one which uses scholarly documentation.
I did do significant work in the areas of theodicy, the problem of evil, free will, determinism and embedded my own Reformed solution the problem of evil, within my PhD thesis.
That qualifies as scholarship.
If I stay outside of primary employment in the fields of philosophy of religion and religious studies and do not write any other major works this will keep me rather unknown but does not prevent me from writing shorter scholarly documented posts on this site or even on Satire And Theology.
I largely agree with Dr. Habermas in his evaluation of what is a scholar and the need to be careful when he states that many of the web sources in regard to philosophy of religion and religious studies today are questionable and lacking proper academic credentials, regardless if whether they are conservative or liberal, Christian or non-Christian in view.
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Just emailed today with a well-known philosopher of religion, historian and New Testament scholar that told me that among his friends, including me, basically no one is being hired, and he knows of another with two PhDs, including one from Wales. I of course have my PhD and MPhil research only degrees from Wales.
I will continue to earn my primary living elsewhere and continue with daily study.
