A Day In The Life

So Sarah . . . you no longer work at church holding down 3 positions. What do you do with your time? Why am I so surprised that I haven't gotten that question more frequently? Oh, that's right. You all knew that studying full time at Princeton would in fact be a lot of work. Well, as my dear uncle told me this evening - 'Ignorance is not a plea.'

Silly me, I thought I would have copious amounts of time to journal, run, and take up indoor planting. Let's just say that the 'copious' part has yet to arrive.

Not surprisingly, I've started on an ambitious note. 16 semester units. Here is what's in store for the Fall of 07:

Speech Communication 101- It's required for EVERYBODY. Doesn't matter if you're on an ordination track or not. However, I'm excited about the course. The professor has a background in theater (and he's British so I shall type theatre).


OT 101 - This is your basic Intro to Old Testament. I have great professors (Olson and Lapsley). So far I really like the text. Encountering Ancient Voices, Corrine
Carvalho.





Philosophy of the Arts - This class is taking me out of my element. I get to use some philosophy from my undergrad. However, the final is not a paper - rather it's a 4 person art/literature/media project. I certainly hope that I'll be able to describe it in better detail after class tomorrow.


Ethics of Human Sexuality: This is the controversial one! Ordaining women, chastity, homosexuality - if it's controversial, it's on the syllabus.



Exegesis of Hebrews (the book not the language): And yes, I'm holding on for dear life in this one. The professor is great but this course is taking a lot of prep time!



Religion and Society: I think this one is my favorite. We're reading all the old guys from Sociology [Freud, Weber, Durkheim]. We are graded on ONE paper - and the task is to define 'the sacred.' I have a feeling there will be more posts on this topic.

So, there's my schedule for the next few months. . .

I can use all the prayer I can get!