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Calling in Context: Social Location and Vocational Formation

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Availability:In StockContributor:Susan L. MarosPublish date:2022-04-19Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:IVP AcademicISBN-13:9781514001448ISBN-10:1514001446UPC:9781514001448Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christian Living, Anthropology, Christian MinistryBook Topic:Calling & Vocation, Cultural & Social, DiscipleshipSize:8.90 x 5.98 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCNNWWVZWY

"I don't care for vocational books written in the United States; they're too American." When Susan Maros heard this comment from a Malaysian colleague, she was initially taken aback. Isn't the concept of calling universal? Why wouldn't resources with a biblical perspective on vocation apply to everyone?The reality is that each of us encounters our questions of calling from within a particular context. In this paradigm-shifting book, Maros explores how various dimensions of social location--including race, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, and gender--shape our assumptions and experiences with vocation. Maros helps Christians in the United States in particular see how ideas about calling that emphasize certainty, career paths, and personal achievement arise from cultural priorities that shouldn't go unexamined, such as individualism, productivity, and meritocracy. She explains how unexamined "mental maps" can distort our perspective and refocuses our attention on biblical insights about calling as a lifelong journey. In the process, she helps us find both clarity and encouragement to explore the paths before us.God calls all people, yes--but calling is not a monolithic concept. Filled with numerous stories from Christians in diverse communities, Calling in Context invites anyone exploring questions of calling to find fresh possibilities in their own identity and engagement with God's mission. Reflection questions and Bible study prompts are included throughout.

Language:EnglishPublisher:IVP AcademicISBN-13:9781514001448ISBN-10:1514001446UPC:9781514001448Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christian Living, Anthropology, Christian MinistryBook Topic:Calling & Vocation, Cultural & Social, DiscipleshipSize:8.90 x 5.98 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCNNWWVZWY
Susan L. Maros (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an affiliate assistant professor of Christian leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she has also served as a doctoral supervisor, and an adjunct professor at the King's University, Southlake, Texas. She is a past president of the Academy of Religious Leadership.
Publisher: IVP Academic

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Susan L. Maros

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