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Highlights at EmergingScholars.org:

		Why Get a PhD in the Humanities? In the face of poor job prospects, a long and difficult process, and discouraging academic environments, why should anyone get a PhD in the Humanities? Seven Christian faculty and postdocs share their perspectives.

		Carmen Acevedo Butcher: Why Get a PhD in the Humanities? Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Associate Professor of English and Scholar-in-Residence at Shorter College, answers the question, "From a Christian perspective, why should anyone get a PhD in the Humanities?"

		Brett Foster: Why Get a PhD in the Humanities? Brett Foster, Assistant Professor of English at Wheaton College, answers the question, "From a Christian perspective, why should anyone get a PhD in the Humanities?"

		What is Calling? Marc Baer of Hope College addresses conceptions (and misconceptions) of calling from persona, Biblical, and historical perspectives. Can we know our calling?