Saturday, April 01, 2006
(9:08 AM) | Adam Kotsko:
An Announcement
I've already told a few of you in private correspondance, but after much prayerful consideration, I have decided to drop out of the PhD program at CTS. Although my passion for theology and philosophy remains strong, it has become clear to me in recent weeks that no matter how hard I work, I will never be able to find an academic position that suits my ambitions -- and more importantly, if I keep working so hard on academic pursuits, I will always be teetering on the edge of destitution.I have always been good at math, and so I have been putting in my applications at various business schools, hoping to get an MBA in finance. I aimed high -- after all, why go further into debt if I'm not going to get the pedigree I need to succeed as an investment banker -- and I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted into the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. The faculty is obviously top-notch, and its Hyde Park location will offer me some comforting familiarity, as well as the chance to drop in on my old friends at CTS, while I make this radical shift in my life.
I'd like to thank everyone for their prayers, especially my family -- and my new church family at the Chicago Northside Church of the Nazarene. I had been feeling for some time that I needed to go back "home," but I was embarrassed -- the good folks at Northside made me feel welcome and provided prayerful and challenging support as I struggled to get my priorities back in line with God's perfect will. No longer will I bury my "talent" in the ground -- I will invest it and gain a return that will glorify the Lord and help build his kingdom.
