ETS News & Announcements
2021-22 Teaching and Learning Workshop for Early Career Theological School Faculty (digital format)https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/programs/workshops/2021-22-early-car... And 2021-22 Teaching and Learning Workshop for Early Career Religion Faculty Teaching Undergraduates (digital format)https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/programs/workshops/2021-22-early-car... The deadline for applications is February 10, 2021. |
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The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program, with fellowships to begin fall 2021. |
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After 22 years as editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Andreas Köstenberger is stepping away from the job. During his tenure, Andreas oversaw an expansion of the peer review process, the addition of abstracts and key words to the beginning of articles, an increase in the number of book reviews and the size of the journal, and much more. We are grateful to Andreas for his faithful service over the years with his many significant contributions to the society and the journal, seen and unseen, in addition to his own writing and teaching. We are pleased to welcome Dorian Coover-Cox as the new JETS editor and look forward to her leadership in this vital position. Dorian is Professor of Old Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and has served there as an assistant and an associate editor for Bibliotheca Sacra. Future manuscript submissions and communications for JETS can be sent to Dorian at editor@etsjets.org. Posted January 4, 2021 |
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The pandemic continues to stop theologians from traveling. But Majority World institutions, adapting to online learning, are asking Theologians Without Borders to help find volunteer tutors. A Kenyan Christian university has 13 online teaching opportunities for 2021 for TWB associate scholars. Can you help? More details found on TWB’s website here. |
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The ETS Annual Meeting will open for attendees to view the pre-recorded videos on Monday, November 9th. Please take a few minutes to watch our demo video to familiarize yourself with the virtual platform and all that it has to offer. Click here to watch the video. |
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The 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting schedule is now available. To view the schedule click here |
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ETS is looking for moderators for the Theme and Discipline specific sessions. Your duties will include:
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The September issue of JETS is now available online. Click here to check it out. Members and subscribers will receive their paper copy in late September/early October Thanks, 9/11/2020 |
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We are pleased to announce that we are able to reduce the price for registering for the 2020 annual meeting. The price from now through the annual meeting will be reduced to the early registration price. To view registration prices and to register, click Annual Meeting Registration. For those who have registered since June 1, under the Advanced Registration prices, we will be issuing refunds for the difference in cost. If you paid with a credit card, the difference will be refunded on your card. If you paid by check, you will receive the refund by check in the mail. The refund may take 2-3 weeks to process. We hope that this will make it easier to attend the annual meeting and take advantage of all it has to offer, including sessions, publisher’s exhibits, book discounts, and more. |
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ETS offices have a new home at Phoenix Seminary. We are grateful to Phoenix Seminary and President Brian Arnold for their hospitality in providing administrative offices for ETS. We are also grateful to Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, for the years that they have hosted ETS. Our new address, for general correspondence, is: Evangelical Theological Society The address for membership, subscriptions, conference registration, and invoice payments remains the same: Evangelical Theological Society |
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Q: Why is this year’s meeting virtual? A: A virtual meeting was necessary this year due to the COVID crisis. To date Rhode Island is restricting public gatherings to 125 people, with social distancing, and has not announced an estimated end date for these restrictions. Additionally, the primary hotels are not taking reservations due to the impact of COVID on their operations, and the convention center is operating as a field hospital and is not slated to be returned to normal operations until sometime in 2021. The bottom line is that our contracted space will not be available for the meeting. Q: If the meeting is virtual, why is there a registration fee? A. Although some costs will be reduced for the 2020 Annual Meeting there are still significant and new expenses to provide a professional meeting that includes a virtual exhibit hall, networking opportunities, along with synchronous and asynchronous program elements. Additionally it is important to keep in mind that income from the annual meeting does more than just pay for the meeting. It also appropriately contributes to the overall Society budget. We do anticipate that the savings in travel, lodging, and other expenses will yield a significant net savings for attendees and will allow many who might not ordinarily be able to travel to the meeting to attend. Additionally the advance registration rate will be kept in place for the remainder of the registration period. Please check back. As details for the 2020 meeting are finalized additional information will be posted here. Updated July 24, 2020 |
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Due to COVID–19 restrictions concerning large public gatherings, the ETS Annual Meeting scheduled for November 17-19 in Providence, R.I., will not be held in person. We regret that we will not be able to meet in person but are pleased that we will be able to hold the full 2020 Annual Meeting in a virtual platform. This will include presentations, discussions, and a virtual exhibit hall allowing attendees to examine publications and meet with publishers. |
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We have finished sending all of the paper and session proposal notifications. If you did not receive an email about your paper proposal please check the status of your proposal by clicking the View My Proposal(s) link in the Annual Meeting Proposal System menu. If you did not receive notification regarding your proposed session please email Bonnie Thigpen at meeting@etsjets.org. |
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Ordinarily this time of year we are able to devote all of our resources to processing the proposal ratings, decisions, and notifications. However, with the unusual circumstances of this year much of our time has been devoted to developing contingency plans for the fall. As a result we are pushing out the notification timeline. Notifications for proposals made to theme or discipline specific sessions, and proposals moved from the program unit queue will be made by June 15. |
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The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXIII 2021 on: “Social Media & the Self: The Promise of Connectedness.” Mss. Deadline: January 15, 2021. Call for Papers attached; on JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers2021 Download the flyer: JIS Call for Papers. July 2021 Symposium in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. on: “The Arts & Transcendence: In Search of Beauty, Truth & Goodness", Hilton Pasadena, California, USA, 23-24 July 2021 (tentative dates). |
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On May 4, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Theological Society accepted the recommendation of the Executive Director Search Committee and unanimously selected Ken Magnuson as the Society’s second Executive Director. David S. Dockery, chair of the search committee remarked that the committee reviewed applications and nominations from a large group of qualified individuals. "It soon became clear," he noted, "to every member of the committee that Ken Magnuson, based on his outstanding education, years and breadth of experience, scholarship, administrative gifts, relational abilities and people skills, as well as his Christian character and commitment, was extremely well suited for this key role in the life of ETS. We are thankful for the fine leadership that Mike Thigpen has provided and are extremely hopeful about Ken Magnuson's guidance for the Society for the years ahead." ETS President, Craig S. Keener, commented, “All of us on the Executive Committee affirm Ken Magnuson and are grateful to the Lord for the prospect of leadership that will continue the wonderful legacy we have already experienced with Mike Thigpen.” Magnuson will begin this new post June 15, 2020. He succeeds J. Michael Thigpen who has served the Society as Executive Director since 2009. Thigpen is leaving the position to serve as Executive Vice-President and Provost of Phoenix Seminary. On hearing the selection, Thigpen noted, “I believe Ken Magnuson is the right person to lead ETS in this next season. Ken's temperament, experience, godly character, and outlook on the role of the Society in the church and the academy are a wonderful fit to move us forward.” |
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The proposal period is now closed. Below is key information regarding the notification timeline. Verifying Your Submission Was Received Checking the Status of Your Submission |
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The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXI 2019 on: “The Future of Education: Rediscovering Free Inquiry,” featured on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Selected New Books on Higher Education list (Dec. 2019). Two Related Calls for Papers: (1) JIS XXXII 2020 on the overall theme: “The Digital Challenge: How to Humanize Technology.” Call for Papers on JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers . (2) ICSA IX. World Congress on: “Social Media & Intimacy: An Alternative Reality?,” Hilton Pasadena, California, USA, 30 July-1 August 2020. Call for Papers/Registration on JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/icsaix2020 . We plan as well a JIS 2020 Special Section on: “The Future of Education Revisited.” |
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Dear Members of the Evangelical Theological Society: Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I trust you are well. I am writing to let you know that the Executive Committee of ETS has asked me to serve as chair of the search process that will seek, with God’s help and guidance, to find the right person to follow Mike Thigpen in the role of ETS Executive Director. I think we all agree that Mike has provided excellent leadership for ETS in recent years. We will certainly miss Mike’s capable oversight for the work of ETS, but we are excited for him as he prepares to begin his new role as Provost at Phoenix Seminary early this coming summer. Those who will serve with me on the search committee include:
All of these people have been quite active in the life and work of ETS through the years. We want to invite full members interested in serving in the role of Executive Director to submit a CV and cover letter. These materials should be submitted through the ETS website at: https://www.etsjets.org/EXD_CVs (Please note you must be a current full member and be logged in to the site to access the form.) We would also invite you to encourage full members you know that might be interested in serving in this role to consider submitting their materials. CVs and cover letters will be received until the end of the day on March 16, 2020 (approximately one month). We hope to have the new Executive Director in place by July 1, 2020 if at all possible. A job description for the position can be found here: https://www.etsjets.org/files/Opportunities/EXD_Job_Description.pdf Let me thank you in advance for your faithful prayers for this process as well as your prayers for the Evangelical Theological Society. Faithfully, David S. Dockery |
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72nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological SocietyNov 17 - 19, 2020, Providence, RI Theme: “Christianity and Islam” The proposal period will open on Monday, March 2, 2020. The submission deadline for proposals will be Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 5:00pm (Pacific). To view the Call for Proposals please click here |
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At the Annual Meeting in San Diego last month, the Society voted to increase membership dues. It had been 20 years since the last increase. Over the course of the last two decades, the cost of membership related services (journal production, website maintenance, staff, etc.) has increased dramatically. The increases will enable the Society to continue its operations on a solid fiscal footing each year. The new rates are
The new rates were effective December 1, 2019. |
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At its meeting last month, the Executive Committee approved a change in JETS subscription rates. Beginning Dec 1, 2019 the new rates for JETS are:
It had been 20 years since the last increase to the subscription prices. The increase in production prices over the last two decades made the move fiscally necessary. Even with the increase, JETS continues to be competitively priced in the academic journal market. |
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The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program, with fellowships to begin fall 2020. The GSCT Fellowship program is intended to equip graduate student members of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Evangelical Philosophical Society, or the Evangelical Theological Society with an opportunity to take up to one academic year to develop competency in an empirical science connected with their research. Up to five fellowships will be awarded. |
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Download the ETS Annual Meeting Program app onto your iPhone or Smartphone for access to the program, maps, list of exhibitors, advertisements, special events, and more. The program app is updated immediately with each change in the program so you will never get caught at a cancelled session when using the app. Download the app at the App StoreTM Download the app at Google PlayTM. |
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If you want to check out Theologians Without Borders, look for Dr Ian Payne and Dr Stephanie Black at our display stand (#321) at the Annual Meeting, November 2019 in San Diego. |
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Two related Calls for Papers of interest: (1) Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXII 2020 on: “The Digital Challenge: How to Humanize Technology.” On JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers . Mss. deadline: January 15, 2020. (2) ICSA IX. World Congress on: “Social Media & Intimacy: An Alternative Reality?,” Hilton Pasadena, California, USA, 30 July - 1 August 2020. On JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/icsaix2020. Deadline for 250-word Abstracts: January 30, 2020. |
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Click here to view the 71st Annual Meeting Schedule Draft. Please email all edit requests to meeting@etsjets.org by July 1st. If you would like to moderate one of the Theme or Discipline Specific sessions please complete this webform. |
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A Facebook group has been started for women who are ETS members or who are considering membership as well as women who work for evangelical publishers exhibiting at ETS. It's meant to be a setting where collaboration, encouragement, and networking can take place. If you are a woman and a Facebook user, please find us and request to join! If you know of women you'd like to encourage to join and participate, please pass the word along and they can request to join. |
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Beginning to tackle the resource imbalance in global theological education, Theologians Without Borders now has a comprehensive interactive online website to make help meet opportunity. What’s new? Right from the website, Western scholars can now enquire about being a field partner with Theologians Without Borders; Theological educational institutions can now upload teaching-visit opportunities to Theologians Without Borders. Check out: www.theologianswithoutborders.org. |
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Proposals submitted to Section open sessions have been notified whether the proposal was accepted, declined, or moved for consideration in a discipline specific session. Proposals submitted to discipline specific and theme sessions will be notified by June 1 if the proposal has been accepted, declined, or held for potential inclusion if cancellations occur. The status of proposals are updated when decisions are made. To view the status of your proposal, click the View My Proposal(s) link in the Annual Meeting Proposal System menu. |
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Beginning to tackle the resource imbalance in global theological education, Theologians Without Borders has now opened its doors. What’s the idea? The West has material resources and many more PhDs. But it is the Majority World (MW) church that is growing in leaps and bounds. Many Western (W) scholar-teachers want to help and are willing to visit to teach in the MW. When these visits work well, they are amazingly productive for both the visitor and the students, helping grow more strategic leaders right where they are needed most. |
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Center of Theological Inquiry is accepting applications for the Theology as Interdisciplinary Inquiry Writing Workshop for Early Career Scholars. The worship is a 6-week intensive at CTI in Princeton, NJ, May 2 - April 8, 2020. The center welcomes applications from early career scholars-doctoral, post-doctoral, and pre-tenure-who address the methodological question of theology as interdisciplinary inquiry in their own current research. |
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The March issue of JETS is now available online. Click here to check it out. Members and subscribers will receive their paper copy in late March/early April. Thanks, |
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Scholarship Program Accepting NominationsWe are now accepting nominations for the 2019 Annual Meeting Student Scholarship program. After a thorough review of the program's effectiveness over the last 6 years, two key changes have been made. The first is that the scholarship is no longer regional. Nominees may reside anywhere in the US or Canada. (We hope to be able to expand the program to additional international regions in the future.) The second change is that the program now exclusively targets doctoral students. The Program's PurposeThis program is designed to help academically promising doctoral students who find participation in the Society economically prohibitive, or who come from a traditionally underrepresented group to get to know the Society, its functions, its leaders, and the role it plays in supporting conservative evangelical scholarship. The goal of the program is to encourage and support students, who might otherwise not participate in the Society, to appreciate the value of membership and the profitable part that it might play in their academic and ministry futures. Nominating a StudentFull or associate members who want to nominate a student should send an email to rallinson@etsjets.org that includes the following:
Nominations must be received by May 31st. Nominees will receive an email from the ETS office with application instructions. For complete information on the scholarship program, please see: ETS Annual Meeting Student Scholarship Program |
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The Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin seeks articles and book reviews for publication. The NEASB is a peer-reviewed journal published annually by the Near East Archaeological Society. Articles and book reviews pertain to biblical archaeology or Bible backgrounds. Inquiries and manuscripts should be sent to the editor (mhassler@vbts.edu). |
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Introducing Theologians Without Borders As we all know, there is a resource imbalance in global theological education. The West has material resources and many more PhDs. But it is the Majority World (MW) church that is growing in leaps and bounds. Many Western (W) scholar-teachers want to help and are willing to visit to teach in the MW. |
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We now have a web version of the ETS Annual Meeting Program App. Use this link to access the program app using your computer, tablet, or smartphone: |
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Download the ETS Annual Meeting Program app onto your iPhone or Smartphone for access to the program, maps, list of exhibitors, advertisements, special events, and more. The program app is updated immediately with each change in the program so you will never get caught at a cancelled session when using the app. Download the app at the App StoreTM Download the app at Google PlayTM. |
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All paper proposal notifications have been sent. If you did not receive an email notification regarding the status of your paper proposal please log in to your member account. Then click on the "View My Paper Proposal(s)” link in the "Annual Meeting Proposal System” menu on the left side of the homepage. The status column will show one of the following:
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The Luther Rice Journal of Christian Studies, the academic publication of Luther Rice College & Seminary, exists to edify Christian leaders through scholarly articles and practical essays relevant to Christian life and ministry. The editorial board seeks submissions addressing various theological and practical topics in harmony with historic evangelical orthodoxy. For submission guidelines and inquiries, contact the editor at Journal@LutherRice.edu. William Wilson, Ph.D. |
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Verifying That Your Submission Was ReceivedTo view your proposal(s), please use the View My Paper Proposal(s) link the Annual Meeting Proposal System box on the left side of the homepage. (You must be logged in to view your proposals.) If you see:
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Presbyterion, the academic journal of Covenant Theological Seminary, is expanding in size and frequency of publication. It seeks submissions of articles in the fields of biblical studies, theology, church history, and practical theology. Preference will be given to articles that 1) are about 3,000-6,000 words in length, and 2) exhibit excellence in scholarship from a Christian perspective. Relevance to pastoral practitioners is also a plus. For initial review please send a Word file or pdf to the editor at bob.yarbrough@covenantseminary.edu. |
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There is an opportunity to teach at the Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary in Ukraine in their MTh program. ZBCS is a missionary endeavor. It is a nonprofit organization. All visiting professors are in effect short term missionaries. You would need to raise your own airfare and bring 350 Euro (or equivalent) for food and transport. |
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The Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (JBTS) is a new open-source online journal in the field of biblical and theological studies (viewable at jbtsonline.org). The journal will also be available in print through Wipf & Stock. Written from an inter-denominational evangelical point of view, the journal is reviewed by an editorial board of faculty that represent several academic institutions throughout the world. |
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Dear Fellow ETS Members, The goal of this short communication from the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Theological Society is to Clarify the Impact of Resolutions Adopted at Annual Meetings |
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If you would like to moderate a Discipline Specific or Theme session please complete this Online Form. These sessions are marked in the Draft with a D (Discipline) or T (Theme). The deadline to volunteer to moderate a session is July 31st. |
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We have completed all of the paper proposal notifications. If you did not receive the email informing you of the status of your paper proposal please click on the "View My Paper Proposal(s)" link to the left in the "Annual Meeting Proposal System" box. If your paper proposal was accepted, you will receive an email with your session details by July 15th. Please email any name, affiliation, and/or title corrections to meeting@etsjets.org by July 31st. Corrections received after July 31st will not be included in the printed program. |
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There is an opportunity to teach at the Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary in Ukraine in their MA program. ZBCS is a missionary endeavor. It is a nonprofit organization. All visiting professors are in effect short term missionaries. You would need to raise your own airfare and bring 250 Euro (or equivalent) for food and transport. |
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The ETS Executive Committee is pleased to announce the Annual Meeting Student Scholarship Program. This program is designed to help academically promising students who find participation in the Society economically prohibitive, or who come from a traditionally underrepresented group to get to know the Society, its functions, its leaders, and the role it plays in supporting conservative evangelical scholarship. The goal of the program is to encourage and support students, who might otherwise not participate in the Society, to appreciate the value of membership and the profitable part that it might play in their academic and ministry futures. Scholarship recipients will receive a two-year benefit package including: |
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Do you have questions about the Annual Meeting Student Scholarship Program? Visit the Scholarship FAQ page. The FAQ is updated regularly as we get new questions about the program. |
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The first issue of a new peer-reviewed journal titled Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament is now available at www.jesot.org. The issue includes 5 new articles and 15 book reviews that can be freely downloaded online and can be purchased in print through Wipf and Stock Publishers. The journal features articles by Michael S. Heiser, Eugene H. Merrill, Joel E. Anderson, Todd Scacewater, and John F. Hobbins. |
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For years the Society published an annual list of new and forthcoming publications by its members in the Annual Newsletter. This year marks a significant transition as we move the publications listing online. With this new system, ETS members can now login and post their new publications online as they are published. The online listing will allow anyone to view the most recent publications by our members, search for publications by subject, and current members will be able to search for publications by author. The five most recent publications will be listed in the right margin of the homepage. (This section will appear once the first new publications have been entered.) The New Publications page and each of the subject listings is RSS compatible, so whether you want to keep track of all things new or you want to follow a particular subject, just add the feed to your favorite RSS reader and you'll stay up to date with the latest in evangelical scholarship from ETS members. Follow the links on the search page for all the various access options. |
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The ETS Career Connections pages are designed to help potential employers and job candidates to connect. Through the Career Connections Candidate Listing service, ETS members who are seeking academic employment will be able to post basic contact, education, and speciality information. Candidates will also be able to post a PDF of their CV materials so that interested employers will be able to see their credentials in more detail. Through the Career Connections Opportunity Listing service, institutions will be able to post new job listings. With space for detailed position descriptions and contact information, institutions will be able to advertise clearly their open positions to evangelical scholars around the world. |
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