Someone asked about this in a note, so I figured I'd just tell everyone (all three of you that read this), what it is that I am going back to school for.
First, I will say that this is my second time to go to college. Right after high school, I attended a small fundamentalist bible school in a town called Cedar Hill, TX.
I studied Christian Theology and Pastoral Ministries. I was going to be a missionary.
And, as it turns out, I was a missionary for a little bit. Before that whole "crisis of faith, stopped believing in God" thing happened.
The problem with that school (besides the fact that their version of science was "God did it. No more questions!") is that it was completely unaccredited. I graduated from it, but never got a diploma and have virtually no transferable credits.
This kept me from going back to school for some time. I hated the idea of having to start all over from scratch.
I then tried to go back a few years ago and took one semester. I loved my philosophy class immensely and my professor remains my mentor to this day. He helped me overcome my "angry atheist" phase and taught me to start seeking out Truth again.
And though I couldn't afford to stay in school at the time, I haven't stopped studying or seeking sense.
Which is why I am now going back to college to get my bachelors in philosophy (with a minor in religious studies), and then on to get at least my masters in American Church history or some similar field.
My goal is to become a professor (and not just so I can date college girls). I want to be able to influence and provoke and make people think.
Also, I know that no one will read what I have to say until I have some credentials to back me up. And since I want to write about the American Christian experience, I need to become a certified scholar on the subject.
Even though I am just a lowly freshman and am almost 32, I am pretty excited to go back to school.
I finally know what I want to be when I grow up.
Too bad I'll be forty before I can ever get there.
9:14 p.m. - 2013-01-02
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