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Faculty Advising Resources

These materials and links can assist you and your students explore vocation and calling from a theological perspective.

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Hard copies of the resources listed below are available for your use. Please let us know what you would like by providing us with the coresponding number/letter (e.g., 1a, 2e, etc.). Indicate whether you would prefer hard copies in campus mail or scanned as PDF attachments.

1: Resources primarily directed at faculty

  1. Braskamp, Larry A. and Remich, Robin G. 亚洲色吧淭he Centrality of Student Development in the Life of Faculty at Church and Faith Related Colleges and Universities.亚洲色吧� Journal of College and Character (10 June 2003). 13 double-spaced pages.
  2. Dykstra, Craig. 亚洲色吧淭he Theological Exploration of Vocation.亚洲色吧� Address given at the Third Annual PTEV Conference, Indianapolis, Ind., 1 October 2003. 6 single-spaced pages.
  3. Hardy, Lee. 亚洲色吧淏etween Us, God and the World: The Trajectory of a Christian Vocation.亚洲色吧� Address given at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. Fall, 2003. 9 double-spaced pages.
  4. Jeffrey, David Lyle. 亚洲色吧淔aith, Fortitude, and the Future of Christian Intellectual Community.亚洲色吧� Address given at a conference on Christianity and the Soul of the University at Baylor University, Waco, Tex., 26 March 2004. 16 double-spaced pages.
  5. Mead, James K. 亚洲色吧淭he Divine Vocation: Reformed Theology亚洲色吧檚 Conversation with the Call of God in the Biblical Traditions.亚洲色吧� Unpublished paper. 24 double-spaced pages.
  6. Parks, Sharon Daloz. 亚洲色吧淢entoring Communities.亚洲色吧� Excerpted from chapter 9 of Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in the Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Pp. 158亚洲色吧�79.
  7. Schuurman, Douglas J. 亚洲色吧淰ocation Under Assault: Can It Be Salvaged?亚洲色吧� Chapter 1 of Vocation: Discerning Our Callings in Life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Pp. 1-16.
  8. Sittser, Gerald L., 亚洲色吧淗elping Students Discover Their Calling.亚洲色吧� Excerpted from The Will of God as a Way of Life. Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 2000. 3 pages.
  9. Sullivan, William M. 亚洲色吧淰ocation: Where Liberal and Professional Education Meet.亚洲色吧� With responses by Susan Currier and George Ayoub. Addresses given at a conference on 亚洲色吧淰ocation, Vocationalism, and the Liberal Arts亚洲色吧� at Westmont College, 6 February 2004. Pp. 7-31.

2: Useful classroom handouts for students

  1. Buchannan, John M. 亚洲色吧淟ove God and Do What You Will.亚洲色吧� Sermon delivered at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill., 2 May 2004. 4 pages.
  2. Burtchaell, James Tunstead, C.S.C. 亚洲色吧淢ajor Decisions: How to pick your major in college.亚洲色吧� Notre Dame Magazine (Winter 1986-87). 4 pages.
  3. Chong, Shiao. 亚洲色吧淭he Calling of the Christian Student.亚洲色吧� The Banner (Oct. 2002): 36-38.
  4. Gaede, Stan D. 亚洲色吧淥n Joy & Career: Why Can亚洲色吧檛 I Play Third Base?亚洲色吧� Excerpted from An Incomplete Guide to the Rest of your Life on the Road to Meaning, Purpose & Happiness. Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press, 2002. Pp. 104亚洲色吧�13.
  5. Guinness, Os. 亚洲色吧淒o What You Are.亚洲色吧� Chapter 6 of The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Nashville, Tenn.: Word Publishing, 1998. Pp. 44-54.
  6. Langerquist, L. Deane. 亚洲色吧淣ow that I亚洲色吧檝e Grown Up: Mid-career Reflections on Vocation.亚洲色吧� The Cresset. Special Issue: Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts (Trinity 2003). 2 pages.
  7. Plantinga, Cornelius, Jr. 亚洲色吧淟onging and Hope.亚洲色吧� Chapter 1 of Engaging God亚洲色吧檚 World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pp. 1亚洲色吧�16.
  8. Schreiner, Laurie A. 亚洲色吧淒iscover Your Calling.亚洲色吧� Address given at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa., 29 September 2001. 8 pages.
  9. Schultze, Quentin J. 亚洲色吧淟istening to God.亚洲色吧� Chapter 1 of Here I Am: Now What On Earth Should I Be Doing? Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005. Pp. 9-21.
  10. Sittser, Gerald L. 亚洲色吧淭he Wonder of the Present Moment.亚洲色吧� Address given at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 27 August 2000. 5 pages.
  11. Weems, Renita J. Excerpts from Listening for God: A Minister亚洲色吧檚 Journey Through Silence and Doubt. New York: Simon and Schuster, Touchstone Books, 1999. Pp. 15-41.
  12. Cairns, Scott. "The Gift of Vocation." O.E. (Oregon Extension Journal), pp. 28-29.
  13. Wallis, Jim. "What's Acceptable? What's Possible?" Commencement Address at Georgetown College, May 20, 2007.
  14. Kingsolver, Barbara. "Picking Up the Bread." Commencement Address at Centre College, May 24, 2005.

3: Useful for faculty but also (possibly) digestible by students

  1. Berry, Wendell. 亚洲色吧淎 Conversation Out of School亚洲色吧� and 亚洲色吧淭oward a Change of Standards.亚洲色吧� Chapters 6 and 7 of Life is a Miracle. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint Press, 2000. Pp. 121亚洲色吧�42.
  2. Gaede, Stan D. 亚洲色吧淓ducation for What? A Framework for the Liberal Arts.亚洲色吧� Address given at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Ca., 31 January 2003. 6 single-spaced pages.
  3. Hardy, Lee. 亚洲色吧淲ork, Life, and Vocational Choice: Investing Yourself in the Divine Economy.亚洲色吧� Chapter 3 of The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. Pp. 79亚洲色吧�123.
  4. Jones, L. Gregory, 亚洲色吧淣egotiating the Tensions of Vocation.亚洲色吧� In L. Gregory Jones and Stephanie Paulsell, ed. The Scope of Our Art: The Vocation of the Theological Teacher. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pp. 209-224.
  5. Parks, Sharon Daloz. 亚洲色吧淏ig Questions, Worthy Dreams: Purpose, Vocation, and the Common Good.亚洲色吧� Address given at the Institute on College Student Values, Center for The Study of Values in College Student Development, 2002. 10 pages.
  6. Rienstra, Debra and Ron. 亚洲色吧淐all Waiting.亚洲色吧� Perspectives (October 2001): 8-15.
  7. Sittser, Gerald L. 亚洲色吧淒istinguishing Between Calling and Career亚洲色吧� and 亚洲色吧淒iscovering What We亚洲色吧檙e Supposed to Do.亚洲色吧� Chapters 5 and 6 of The Will of God as a Way of Life. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Pp. 13-23, 63-93.

4: Bibliographies 

As noted above, the most extensive and up-to-date annotated bibliography on the theological exploration of vocation can be found online at the . If you would prefer something printed, the following options are available from our office:

  1. 亚洲色吧淏ibliography: Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation.亚洲色吧� Prepared by the National PTEV Coordination Office. Revised 2003. (No annotations.) 10 pages.
  2. Cartwright, Michael C. 亚洲色吧淭heological Exploration of Vocations: Recommended Readings. An Annotated List of Protestant Reflections.亚洲色吧� Unpublished paper, 2001. 10 pages.
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