It’s been a long process but I’ve just signed a contract to publish my dissertation with Brill, a publisher of scholarly works out of the Netherlands.
The Fifteen Minute Synopsis of the Plot of Genesis
Every November professional theological societies hold their annual conferences where theologians from all over the world gather to present their research to the scrutiny of their peers. This year the conference was held in San Antonio and I was able to present two papers, one of which was a quick summary of my dissertation.
A Loaded Spring: We’ve Just Published our Latest Newsletter
There has been and is a lot going on this loaded spring. We’re preparing for a concert and a summer camp and a later, longer home assignment.
Check all the news out in our latest newsletter.
Brill is Possibly Interested in Publishing my Dissertation
I got some great news in my inbox today. The editors of the Biblical Interpretation series at Brill have shown interest in my dissertation.
HCTU’s Creation Project has Entrusted Me with the Most Amazing Opportunity
The Carl F. H. Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School has invited me to participate in a one semester research residency as a part of its Creation Project. Read on as I explain why this is great news for our ministry in Slovakia and how it will affect our home assignment this summer.
A Man-woman Shaped Hole in the Heart of Creation
At the end of November I attended my first ever conference for the Evangelical Theological Society and then also for the Society of Biblical Literature. At ETS I presented a paper called “The Man-woman Shaped Hole in the Heart of Creation.”
The Righteousness and Survival of the Seed for Your eReader (download)
My dissertation is now available in ereader formats. You can download it in the Kindle friendly mobi format or the epub format for Nook and some other readers
Dissertation Template: Back it Up!
UPDATE: As the commenter below points out, this post is very out of date. I make suggestions regarding specific services (SugarSync) that are no longer valid (since SugarSync no longer has a free plan). Nonetheless, the general advice I give is still valid. That is, it’s important to sync and backup, it’s important for it to be set and forget, etc. In my case, using Office365 is a good option. It’s not free but it does a good job of syncing and backing up and storage comes with a subscription to Office, which I’m guessing most people will now have. If you beg to differ, or if you have other suggestions, please let us know in the comments.
I’m not going to go through all the reasons for backing up your dissertation. I’m sure you are aware of the risks and, in fact, I’m sure you are using some form of backup to safeguard against the loss of your dissertation. You might be backing up versions of your dissertation to a thumb drive or you might be emailing yourself a copy at the end of every day.
In this post I’d like to suggest that there are some easy and free ways to do a better job of backing up your dissertation. I won’t go through all the options. Instead I will suggest one system that I used, explain the basic features it has that I think every backup system should have and then point you to some other options in case you would find one of those more interesting.