This post is a call for contribution for a new book to be entitled Blogging the Bible: Scholars, Scriptures, and New Media (or something to that effect). The book is intended to explore questions related to blogging as an academic discipline.

The following essays have been proposed (authors who have already asked to write or are considering writing certain chapters are in parenthesis):

  • Blogging as Academic Activity (Kevin A. Wilson)
  • Blogging as Scholarly Writing (Christian Brady)
  • The Weird and the Wonderful: Blog Carnivals and Tangential Topics (Tyler F. Williams)
  • Beyond the Academy: Blogging for a Popular Audience
  • Blogging as Review (Chris Heard)
  • Blogging the Breaking News
  • Blogging as Discourse between Scholars: A Talmudic Approach to Scholarship
  • Blogging Off Topic: Letting the Personality of the Professor Come Through
  • Blogging Every Day: Academic Writing as a Way of Life

These are obviously not the only topics that could be covered. Anyone is free to suggestion new topics, especially if it is a topic you are interested in writing about. I want the process of writing this book to reflect the blogging ethos, so I expect this book to evolve and grow through conversations.

Contributors should meet the following qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in biblical studies or a closely related field.
  • Blog should be focused on the academic study of the Bible.
  • Been blogging for at least a year with a significant number of posts.

The purpose of these guidelines is not to exclude people, but to ensure that the contributors are scholars who have significant experience with what it means to blog on the Bible.

If you would like to be a contributor, please let me know. I can be contacted at my e-mail address. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome via e-mail as well.

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