The Disciples' Call

Introduction \ Part 1: The History of the Theology of Vocation \ SCRIPTURAL. What theologies of vocation are to be found in the Bible? Rev Dr John Hemer \ MONASTIC. Did the desert fathers and mothers think they had what today we call a vocation? Rev Prof Richard Price \ THOMIST. 'The will to enter religious life does not need to be tested to see whether it is from God' (ST II-II 189:10): Can Aquinas' understanding of vocation still work? Rev Joseph Bolin \ IGNATIAN. What is the special contribution of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius to vocation discernment? Sr Dr Gemma Simmonds \ REFORMATION. How did the Reformation develop the theology of vocation? Rev Dr David Hoyle \ MODERN CATHOLIC. 'The Irreducible Particularity of Christ' - Hans Urs von Balthasar and a Theology of Vocation. Sr Dr Gill Goulding, CJ \ Part 2: A Contemporary Theology of Vocation \ THE VOCATION OF THE CHURCH: 'The Sign We Give' - An Ecclesiology of Mission, Ministry, and Vocation. Rev Prof Richard Lennan \ ECCLESIAL VOCATIONS. Within the universal call to holiness, what is distinctive about vocations to the priesthood and the religious life? Sr Cathy Jones,ra \ MARITAL STATUS. How are marriage and the single life to be understood as vocations? How are they connected to the clerical state? Rev Yuriy Kolasa \ Part 3: A Contemporary Theology of Vocation \ THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VOCATION: How is the call of Christ heard today? Dr Peter Tyler \ THE CHURCH AND DISCERNMENT: What does the Church need to do to become a place of discernment for all? Rt Rev Christopher Jamison, OSB \ Bibliography \ Index