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
Adolescence: Vocation in Performance, Passion, and Possibility Katherine Turpin
Younger Adulthood: Exploring Callings in the Midst of Uncertainty Katherine 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