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Aug 16 2018

Why would I submit an article to SHERM Journal?

www.shermjournal.org

I am an established scholar, or

I am a tenure-track faculty member, or

I am a graduate student trying to gain an academic position:

Why would I submit an article to SHERM Journal?

It is true, on initial review, a journal dedicated to the socio-historical study of religion or the socio-historical study of ministry appears to be a niche publication with too small of an academic market, possibly making the publication a low-impact journal. There are simply far too many other psychological and sociological journal options out there for academics to submit their qualitative research and quantitative studies. But a socio-historical examination of religion and ministry is almost unheard of as a sub-discipline in religious studies. So, who practices that?

The answer is: just about everybody who studies religion. Let us explain.

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Written by Darren M. Slade, PhD · Categorized: FaithX Blog, Posts by Darren Slade · Tagged: Academic Research, Biblical Study, Hermeneutics, Philosophy, Print-Era Bias, SHERM, SHERM Journal, Socio-Historical Study of Religion, Status Quo Bias, Textual Criticism, Theology

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