Rethinking the Work of Theologians in the Pandemic's Wake

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This article focuses on what the pandemic reveals about theological work in the academy and imagines a way forward. Too often, theologians are ground down, isolated workers, overworked, and strapped for time. They constantly must choose between progress in the guild and their familial and communal relationships. This false choice starves theologians of meaning and purpose, and, in such scarcity, inflames pursuit of status. However, a communal conception of theological academic work could mitigate some of these frictions. To imagine this possibility, we draw upon our collective experiences of working in Benedictine institutions that also argue for communal approaches to living, learning, and experiencing God. We draw ideas from the Rule of Benedict as a model for life-giving community that we think can be resituated in academic life.

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Cox, K. L., & King, J. (2023). Rethinking the Work of Theologians in the Pandemic’s Wake. Horizons, 50(1), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1017/hor.2023.5

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