Christian Academic Writing: Twelve Practices and Principles for Becoming a Successful Writer - Paperback

by Benjamin L. Merkle (Author), Adrianne Cheek Miles (Author)

The journey of writing and publishing includes obstacles such as writer's block, fear of rejection, getting overwhelmed by information, feeling inadequate, and not finding enough time. How is it that some are able to consistently produce work while others struggle to cross the finish line?

This concise guide to writing in Christian academic settings offers twelve practices and principles for becoming a successful writer. It is written by two authors with a proven track record of publishing success who have a passion for helping students and budding authors improve their writing. This book distills their years of experience to offer inspiration and encouragement for writing and publishing academic works. It is ideal for students writing papers in Christian academic settings and for young academics who want to further develop their writing skills.

Christian Academic Writing is full of helpful and proven advice that will motivate readers to reach their goals. It focuses on best practices and emphasizes the finished product. Each short, readable chapter includes questions inviting readers to take their writing to the next level.

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"Clear, practical, and encouraging"

This concise guide to writing in Christian academic settings offers twelve practices and principles for becoming a successful writer.

"The difference between a good writer and a great writer is that great writers deliberately seek to improve their writing skills. Merkle and Miles offer terrific tips and techniques that aspiring and accomplished writers will return to time and time again."
--Michael F. Bird, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia

"Christian Academic Writing is both practical and inspiring. I will recommend this book often."
--Karen Swallow Prior, author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

"An excellent and valuable book. I wish it had been available forty years ago! It is clear, practical, and encouraging. Merkle and Miles provide a strategy to keep you in the game of writing. Scholar and student alike will be well served by this work."
--Daniel L. Akin, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Writers of all levels will find help in this book. It is filled with guidance for those trying to get started, hope for those who feel stuck, and ideas for those who have published for decades."
--Chris Morgan, School of Christian Ministries, California Baptist University

"If you're new to the professoriate and wondering how you'll stay in the writing groove you inhabited during graduate school, or you've been a teacher or administrator or in another professional role for a while and have lost the momentum but not the desire, this is the book for you. Plenty of encouragement, plenty of advice, plenty of wisdom."
--Michael Kibbe, Great Northern University

Author Biography

Benjamin L. Merkle (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Dr. M. O. Owens Jr. Chair of New Testament Studies and research professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the author or editor of more than 40 books.

Adrianne Cheek Miles (PhD, University of Texas at Austin) is associate professor of English and linguistics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where she teaches courses in writing, literature, communication, and linguistics.