Called for Life reflects on our calling to serve God and neighbor in
the context of retirement. People facing retirement ask a variety of
questions, each framed by a different perspective. "Will I ever be
interested in retiring?" some baby boomers ask. "Who am I now?" newly
retired clergy ask. "What, if anything, is God calling me to do and be
after retirement?" all inquire. This book is built on the assumption
that most people don't want to spend the last third of their lives
doing nothing. What they want is a life that is worth living, an
occupation that will help others, and a retirement in which they can
continue to exercise their calling. Clayton uses examples from his own
experience and from others, laity and clergy, to explore retirement
and the three components of our calling: our identity, our gifts, and
our occupation. He also examines the role of community in our calling
and retirement, the challenges of the transition into retirement,
options for meaningful activity, the importance of identifying our
purpose, doing and being in retirement, and the final call to death.
Readers will be encouraged to see retirement as an opportunity to do
what they have always wanted to do and to become the kind of person
they have wanted to be.
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ISBN
9781566994804
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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