Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation

God's call can be surprising and unexpected. This article evaluates theologies of vocation in light of this potential for surprise. Contemporary Protestant theological interpretations of vocation are critiqued as incomplete due to their tendency to present vocation as the expression and utilisa...

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Autor principal: Lovell, Cara F. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2024
En: International journal of systematic theology
Año: 2024, Volumen: 26, Número: 1, Páginas: 91-110
Clasificaciones IxTheo:KAA Iglesia ; Historia
KDD Iglesia evangélica 
NBB Revelación
NBC Dios
NBE Antropología
NBG Espíritu Santo
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Sumario:God's call can be surprising and unexpected. This article evaluates theologies of vocation in light of this potential for surprise. Contemporary Protestant theological interpretations of vocation are critiqued as incomplete due to their tendency to present vocation as the expression and utilisation of innate abilities without giving sufficient account of how an individual might be called to something totally new and surprising. It will be suggested that this arises from a focus on creation as the dominant theological lens for interpreting vocation. An alternative focused on eschatology and pneumatology will be proposed in which both natural talents and new abilities are recognised as gifts of the Spirit given for the purpose of anticipatory proleptic participation in the coming Kingdom of God.
ISSN:1468-2400
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12629