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Until recently, theologians have been in a deep slumber about the subject of vocations. This volume represents one of the first awakenings in the theolgical community to this subject. The ten contributors, all theologians at Loyola University, Chicago, present original essays that explore vocations, or callings. As reflected in the diverse approach to the subject, theology is a multi-disciplinary, even interdisciplinary field. Some of the authors delve into scriptural materials to enlighten on the notion of call. Others discuss the mystery of vocation in terms of spirituality, history, doctrine, psychology, or theology. Adding to the volume's originality are essays written from a Jewish and Islamic perspective. The breadth and depth of these essays suggest how diverse this topic is for those who teach students or minister to parishoners, counsel clients or guide directees. The reflections presented here should be useful to them and should restore interested in this long-neglected subject. Although the approaches represented by the essays are many, the calling of each person is to the one God whose holiness is intended for all peoples.
Contents
The three conversions embedded in personal calling, John C. Haughey SJ; the call of creation, Camilla Burns; vocation and call as individual and communal perspectives - some reflections on Judaism, Edward Breuer; ""My food is to do the will of the one who sent me"" (John 4:34) - Jesus as a model of vocation in the Gospel of John, Can von Wahlde; Islamic concepts of vocation, Marcia Hermansen; vocation and the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola, Paul Harman SJ; trying to follow a call - vocation and discernment in Bunyan's ""Pilgrim's Progress"", Mark McIntosh; Protestantism and the vocation of higher education, Daniel Williams; Psychological dimensions of the discernment of vocation, John Neafsey; listening for a life's work - contemporary callings, Mary Elsbernd.