Ep. 74 - ‘Always Writing, Always Thinking’

What do scholars do, exactly? Which virtues does a life of scholarship require? 

On this episode, longtime Commonweal contributor and renowned New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson speaks with editor Dominic Preziosi about his lifelong intellectual journey. 

One of the keys to being a good scholar (and a good Christian) Johnson argues, isn’t simply discipline and fortitude, but imagination and humility. 

Read more from Luke Timothy Johnson

• “Opening to the World”
• “How a Monk Learns Mercy”
• “The Commonweal Catholic”