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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2024
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International journal of systematic theology
Année: 2024, Volume: 26, Numéro: 1, Pages: 91-110 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | KAA Histoire de l'Église KDD Église protestante NBB Révélation NBC Dieu NBE Anthropologie NBG Pneumatologie |
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| Résumé: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12629 |