Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on VocationWilliam C. Placher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 26 iul. 2005 - 468 pagini What am I going to do with my life? is a question that young people commonly face, while many not-so-young people continue to wonder about finding direction and purpose in their lives. Whether such purpose has to do with what job to take, whether to get married, or how to incorporate religious faith into the texture of their lives, Christians down the centuries have believed that God has plans for them. This unprecedented anthology gathers select passages on work and vocation from the greatest writers in Christian history. William Placher has written insightful introductions to accompany the selections — an introduction to each of the four main historical sections and a brief introduction to each reading. While the vocational questions faced by Christians have changed through the centuries, this book demonstrates how the distilled wisdom of these saints, preachers, theologians, and teachers remains relevant to Christians today. This rich resource is to be followed by a companion volume, edited by Mark R. Schwehn and Dorothy C. Bass, featuring texts drawn mainly from fiction, memoir, poetry, and other forms of literature. A study guide is available from Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation (PTEV) on their website: www.ptev.org |
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... given it a histori- cally unbalanced shape . So it stops well short of the present . Its ending point is not this book's only limitation . For a range of times , places , and traditions I could not find readings that seemed accessible ...
... given it a histori- cally unbalanced shape . So it stops well short of the present . Its ending point is not this book's only limitation . For a range of times , places , and traditions I could not find readings that seemed accessible ...
Pagina 41
... given a hearing . My father also arrived from the city , worn with worry , and he came to see me with the idea of persuading me . " Daughter , " he said , " have pity on my gray head - have pity on me your father , if I deserve to be ...
... given a hearing . My father also arrived from the city , worn with worry , and he came to see me with the idea of persuading me . " Daughter , " he said , " have pity on my gray head - have pity on me your father , if I deserve to be ...
Pagina 45
... given birth so that now she could fight the beasts , going from one blood bath to another , from the midwife to the gladiator , ready to wash after childbirth in a second baptism . They were then led up to the gates and the men were ...
... given birth so that now she could fight the beasts , going from one blood bath to another , from the midwife to the gladiator , ready to wash after childbirth in a second baptism . They were then led up to the gates and the men were ...
Pagina 53
... given to a reformation of character . Some even barter away their comforts for that ha- tred , content to bear injury , if they are kept free at home from the object of their bitter enmity . The husband casts his wife out of his house ...
... given to a reformation of character . Some even barter away their comforts for that ha- tred , content to bear injury , if they are kept free at home from the object of their bitter enmity . The husband casts his wife out of his house ...
Pagina 70
... given into the priest's hands according to the divine command . Moreover , her life became such by God's help that her hands never ceased to work according to the commandment . Never did she even look for help to any human being , nor ...
... given into the priest's hands according to the divine command . Moreover , her life became such by God's help that her hands never ceased to work according to the commandment . Never did she even look for help to any human being , nor ...
Cuprins
A Treatise of the Vocations | 232 |
The Temple or The Country Parson | 243 |
The Collar | 247 |
Directions about Our Labor and Callings | 248 |
Directions about Our Labor and Callings | 249 |
The Pilgrims Progress | 256 |
Journal | 264 |
A Declaration from the Poor Oppressed People of England | 270 |
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Letters | 102 |
Chronicle of the Crusade of St Louis | 110 |
The Life of St Francis | 113 |
The Flowing Light of the Godhead | 120 |
Summa Theologiae | 124 |
The Treasure of the City of Ladies | 146 |
The Mission of Joan of Arc | 160 |
The Imitation of Christ | 166 |
Vocations after the Reformation 15001800 | 173 |
An Open Letter to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation Concerning the Reform of the Christian Estate | 181 |
The Gospel for the Early Christmas Service | 183 |
Trade and Usury | 185 |
Whether Soldiers Too Can Be Saved | 187 |
A Sermon on Keeping Children in School | 190 |
Cherished Instructions on Sin Excommunication and the Community of Goods | 197 |
The Spiritual Exercises | 209 |
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself | 214 |
Reply to Sor Philothea | 224 |
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life | 273 |
Personal Narrative | 280 |
Journal | 286 |
Sermon 28 Sermon on the Mount8 | 289 |
Sermon 51 The Good Steward | 292 |
Christian Callings in a PostChristian World i8ooPresent | 295 |
Fear and Trembling | 303 |
Divine Calls | 313 |
The Brothers Kammazov | 319 |
Every Mans Life a Plan of God | 323 |
Rerum Novarum | 329 |
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism | 334 |
Christianity and the Social Crisis | 337 |
What Shall I Do with My Life? | 341 |
The Cost of Discipleship | 345 |
Relections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God | 356 |
Vocation in Work | 361 |
Selected Writings | 369 |
No Man Is an Island | 377 |
Church Dogmatics | 385 |
Index | 401 |
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