He robustly defends the academic pursuit of happiness and dismisses any suggestion that it might be lightweight research.

During this period literature changed from a journalistic activity to a more academic pursuit.

His main concern was to legitimize peace studies as a worthy academic pursuit.

Theology may be the only academic pursuit where one can seemingly be considered a theologian without actually having to know the subject matter, he said.

Reading was no longer simply an academic pursuit or an attempt to gain spiritual guidance.