tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892431191483614652.post212238305561258395..comments2023-10-28T00:56:40.007-07:00Comments on The Theophilus Project: The Earning Power of a Religious Studies/Theology Ph.D...is it Worth it Anymore?Eric Atchesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636018318959243368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892431191483614652.post-57751062020823306272016-04-16T19:27:42.518-07:002016-04-16T19:27:42.518-07:00Hi Elie. I filled out a fillable a form document a...Hi Elie. I filled out a fillable a form document at this place http://goo.gl/dcNaRYAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519451315016755963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892431191483614652.post-81698529124809737132016-03-31T10:20:22.171-07:002016-03-31T10:20:22.171-07:00Thoughtful piece . I was enlightened by the detail...Thoughtful piece . I was enlightened by the details , Does someone know where my company might acquire a template NY DOS-1735-a version to type on ?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682298569534324972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892431191483614652.post-42477002648647757932015-08-15T10:03:35.242-07:002015-08-15T10:03:35.242-07:00Eric, we have not taken into consideration that A ...Eric, we have not taken into consideration that A graduate school seminary advisor, knowing your ministerial interests, would discourage you from getting a PhD if your end goal was to become a pastor. PhD's, and even ThM's and are for those students that are seeking academia. And without these postgraduate degrees you won't be able to teach graduate-level courses. So your analysis of comparing the M.Div. and a PhD are not apples to apples. M.Div's are for ministry while PhD's are for teaching. So if your desire is to work in ministry then M.Div. is all that is needed, but if your desire is to teach then a PhD is what's required. It's two completely different routes and neither would be equipped to teach the others field. <br /><br />Best regards,<br />AbrahamA1 Driving Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16840049184230329954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892431191483614652.post-42099910877626259832013-05-29T15:26:43.460-07:002013-05-29T15:26:43.460-07:00Personally speaking, my current dream job is where...Personally speaking, my current dream job is where I'm at right now: in parish ministry, serving a congregation I love. A Ph.D. would be the wrong move for me right now for many, many reasons. And while I could see myself returning to school at some point down the road, it's still really tough--I'm pretty frugal myself, but I still accumulated four digits of credit card debt during my time in seminary.<br /><br />On a more macro level though, I worry about folks like you and I becoming more and more rare--receiving a reasonable salary for doing work we like. And I worry, in part because of this new dimension to finances and student debt, that it will get worse before it gets better.Eric Atchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636018318959243368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892431191483614652.post-24295064499135322462013-05-29T11:54:06.505-07:002013-05-29T11:54:06.505-07:00If you have to justify the return on investment (R...If you have to justify the return on investment (ROI), it probably isn't worth it, even if the ROI is positive. If the theology PhD allows you to obtain your dream job, then it is worth it as long as you can survive the interim finances. I've been fortunate to receive a decent salary for work I like to do (chemical engineer). Since my minimum economic needs were satisfied, I could seek jobs based on the work I wanted to do rather than the salary I could expect. randrews4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04849036167896379971noreply@blogger.com