Your Other Vocation
by Elton Trueblood
Publication date 1952
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"Dr. Trueblood again shows a keen sensitiveness to currents of thought in the religious field and a special ability to interpret them in a popular way. His central idea is 'Christian vocation' as applied to everyday work. He sees every occupation as a form of Christian ministry, a way of being a co-worker with God in building the kind of world which is in accord with His will." -- Samuel McCrea Cavert
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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2012
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YOUR OTHER VOCATION invites every Christian to join in building a world which is in accord with God's purpose. The heart of this book is the biblical concept of "lay religion;' the extension of Christian witness to daily work and family life. These are real ministries and, though sometimes overlooked or neglected, constitute that "other vocation" to which all Christians are called. In his characteristic style, simple and direct, the author shows what this vocation means practically in today's world.
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October 31, 2019
The best of Trueblood's books. The difficulty with his work is how closely he associates Christianity with western culture and an American way of life. There are times when he appears to be using these concepts interchangeably (or each one as a subset of the previous). In order to read his book, I find myself trying to mentally quarantine this strand of his writing and look to the basic ideas. His concept of Christian witness/ministry as every Christian's unending, ever flexible, and always urgent vocation is great. His emphasis on the priesthood of all believers really carries this work, and gives it value in spite of being dated.
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