The question of vocation has long been central to liberal education. In his Spotlight, Dr. Rick Lytle will reflect on views of calling: academic, professional, and spiritual. A calling is a “divine appointment” not reserved to professional ministers and clergy. In fact, most of Jesus’ work was done with marketplace people. We’ll consider how often the teaching of Jesus builds on the work of men and women in the world.
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Reading
In preparation for this Spotlight session, please read the following two excerpts:
- Henri Nouwen – On Vocation and Career.
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Henri Nowen, from Seeds of Hope: A Henri Nouwen Reader, ed. Robert Durback. (Image Books, 1997), 142-149.
- Lester DeKoster – Work: the Meaning of Your Life.
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Lester DeKoster, from Work: the Meaning of Your Life (Christian Library Press, 1982), 3-12.
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Spotlight Resources
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rick Lytle is a professor of marketing and Dean of the College of Business Administration. His research interests include service leadership, and he recently returned from a semester with the Study Abroad program in Oxford, England. He is the author Abandon the Ordinary (2010).