Since Martin Luther; vocations or callings have had a close relationship with daily work. It is a give-and-take relationship in which the meaning of a vocation typically negotiates with the kinds of work available (and vice-versa) at any given time. While “vocation language†still has currency in Western culture; today’s predominant meaning of vocation has little to do with the actual work performed on a job. Jeffrey Scholes contends that recent theological treatments of the Protestant concept of vocation; both academic and popular; often unwittingly collude with consumer culture to circulate a concept of vocation that is detached from the material conditions of work. The result is a consumer-friendly vocation that is rendered impotent to inform and; if necessary; challenge the political norms of the workplace. For example; he classifies Rick Warren’s concept of “purpose†in his best-selling book; The Purpose-Driven Life; as a functional equivalent of vocation that acts in this way. Other popular uses of vocation along with insights culled from traditional theology and consumer culture studies help Scholes reveal the current state of vocations in the West. Using recent scholarship in the field of political theology; he argues that resisting commodification is a possibility and a prerequisite for a “political vocation;†if it is at all able to engage the norms that regulate and undermine the pursuit of justice in many modern workplaces.
#493248 in Books Burke Patrick 2014-10-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.97 x .65 x 6.11l; 1.00 #File Name: 0738739707264 pagesGhost Soldiers of Gettysburg Searching for Spirits on America s Most Famous Battlefield
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sparse on Paranormal; Heavy on HistoryBy NHBunionFrom this book's title I expected mostly eyewitness accounts of "ghost soldiers" paranormal Gettysburg happenings; so I was dismayed to find the book heavily weighted towards the history of the different battle locations. Very few ghost tales; EVP results; etc. Sparse on the paranormal; heavy on history.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great book and just recently published this yearBy Robert D. KauffmanGreat book and just recently published this year. Very interesting and intriquing; with many stories and things to know. I am totally enchanted with Gettysburg; having gone there when I was a small child on a charter bus my Dad was driving. I would recommend this book; as it describes many sites that I will now visit that I hadn't before. Of course with a battlefield this large you are going to miss things; but with hints of paranormal activity as described only makes it that much more appealing to go back and check it out. Good subject matter; low price; and quick delivery by this vendor. Thank you.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Very disappointing.By CherylThis book was very disappointing. It's a hodge podge of experiences and ghost hunting instructions; neither of which are very well described. The authors "switch off" writing chapters; and then there are some chapters with no author listed; so it's uneven and patchy. I was especially surprised that the authors were able to make this subject sound about as dull as humanly possible.Instead of this book I suggest you get Civil War Ghost Stories and Legends; by Nancy Roberts and Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War: Authentic Accounts of the Strange and Unexplained; by Christopher K. Coleman. Both are available on ; and between them they contain more material; and cover some of the same stories (but do it better) than the Burke and Roth book.
