Alice Walkerish

I have been thinking about PhD work. I am finishing seminary in the spring. I have struggled to find my writing voice. I have struggled to see how the material is all connected. But in this last year of schooling  I have fallen in love with the academy. I have fallen on love with research. I want to contribute to this community. Yet, I do not want to conform to their restrictions. My thoughts are better spoken. Or expressed in other creative venues. I enjoy critical thinking. Yet, I seem to be limited to the page. If I'm limited to the page then  I will have to write in a manner that excites me. One of my professors told me that I would be a person to provide spiritual resources for activist and scholars. I am taking serious this charge. I am going to write, speak and record spiritual and intellectual