Calling all years good - christian vocation throughout lifes seasons

A uniquely comprehensive discussion of vocation from infancy to old age Do infants have a vocation? Do Alzheimer's patients? In popular culture, vocation is often reduced to adult work or church ministry. Rarely do we consider childhood or old age as crucial times for commencing or culminating a life of faith in response to God's calling. This book addresses that gap by showing how vocation emerges and evolves over the course of an entire lifetime. The authors cover six of life's distinct seasons, weaving together personal narrative, developmental theory, case studies, and spiritual practices. Calling All Years Good grounds the discussion of vocation in concrete realities and builds a cohesive framework for understanding calling throughout all of life. CHAPTERS & AUTHORS Callings over a Lifetime Kathleen A. Cahalan Childhood : The (Often Hidden Yet Lively) Vocational Life of Children Bonnie J. Miller- McLemore Adoles cence: Vocation in Performance, Passion, and Possibility Katheri ne Turpin Younger Adulthood: Exploring Callings in the Midst of Uncertainty Kathe rine Turpin Middle Adulthood: The Joys and Paradoxes of Vocation Matt Bloom Late Adulthood: Seeking Vocation Once Again Kathleen A. Cahalan Older Adulthood: Vocation at Life's End Joyce Ann Mercer with biblical interludes by Jane Patterson