Inside the Study: March/April Notes
Letters From the Desk
From the Study:
Here we are, our second Letters from the Desk. The first was somewhat of a launch post, which marked a new direction here at The Altar of Moriah and my first-ever paid post. At that time, I had about 220 subscribers and 0 paid subscribers.
Since then, the publication has grown. I now sit somewhere between 275 and 280 subscribers, depending on how many people finally decide to unsubscribe and how many join, and 10 paid subscribers. For the most part, we are growing, in large part thanks to those of you who actually like and restack my posts and quotes. People don’t always understand how much a like and a restack does for getting more eyes on a post, and it takes less than five seconds to do.
But that is enough housekeeping, because I have something new and exciting to share.
Starting with the next paid post, I am launching The Altar of Moriah Academy. This is a semester-long series of seminar-style essays designed to do what nothing else on Substack will: I will teach you not just what to think theologically, but how to read a theological text on its own terms. Each session is anchored in a primary source from some of the greatest theological minds in the tradition, and each one teaches a skill you can carry into your own study and writing.
The Academy will become the major offering of the paid tier. Letters from the Desk will continue as a quarterly post, a seasonal round-up of reading, writing, and life behind the prose. And the free bi-weekly essays on theology and formation will remain free, as always.
If you have been considering a paid subscription, this is the moment. The Academy begins with the next paid post, and I believe it will be unlike anything else available on Substack for serious Christians who want to go deeper. TheosSeminary students will also find this semester especially helpful.
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If you're new to The Altar of Moriah, welcome. My name is Corné Gieselbach. I'm a theologian, author, and Chair of the Undergraduate program at TheosSeminary, with a PhD candidacy in historical dogmatics beginning this October. I publish every Monday. Paid subscribers receive every post alongside behind-the-scenes and workshop content. Free subscribers receive bi-weekly essays. If this piece resonates, consider subscribing to support the work.
