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Mentoring Authors for Public Scholarship: Exploring New Mentoring Models among Religious Education Scholars
Proposal abstract :
This project convenes the editorial leadership of the Horizons book series of the Religious Education Association, for deeper reflection on the integrative, (re)creative, and co-creative nature of academic scholarship as integral to the vocation of the religious education scholar, and to expand our understanding of the nature, meaning, and practices of “mentoring” in support of emerging scholars who are navigating the shifting landscapes of academic life and the complications of the writing life. Through a series of virtual conversations, reading and writing exercises, and listening sessions with prospective authors, we reflect on how to effectively support emerging scholars to hone their authorial voices in staking claims on critical issues of public life, as scholars and practitioners who teach and write at the intersection of religion and education. Through this exploration, we imagine new mentoring models that would be relevant, effective, and transformative for new authors.
This project convenes the editorial leadership of the Horizons book series of the Religious Education Association, for deeper reflection on the integrative, (re)creative, and co-creative nature of academic scholarship as integral to the vocation of the religious education scholar, and to expand our understanding of the nature, meaning, and practices of “mentoring” in support of emerging scholars who are navigating the shifting landscapes of academic life and the complications of the writing life. Through a series of virtual conversations, reading and writing exercises, and listening sessions with prospective authors, we reflect on how to effectively support emerging scholars to hone their authorial voices in staking claims on critical issues of public life, as scholars and practitioners who teach and write at the intersection of religion and education. Through this exploration, we imagine new mentoring models that would be relevant, effective, and transformative for new authors.