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Book SynopsisThe category of Beruf has intrigued sociology since Max Weber made it a fundamental element in understanding the relationship between the individual and society. The richness of the concept can be found in the simultaneous polarity and interpenetration between the subject’s personal profession and the feeling of a call from God: precisely this ambiguity widens the possibility of applying the concept in understanding the meaning that individuals give to their own professions, activities and, more generally, "life in the world.” Illustrating the different ways in which “vocation-profession” can be interpreted, and how it can be studied from various perspectives and with different scientific sensibilities, this book demonstrates how the concept of Beruf continues to be fertile for contemporary sociology. Contributors: Anthony J. Blasi, Andrew J. Weigert, Franco Garelli, Luigi Berzano, Robert M. Fishman, Keeley S. Jones, Laura M. Leming, Giovanni Dal Piaz, Robert C. Butler
Trade ReviewSocial scientists, religious educators, and those in related disciplines who are interested in vocational or professional developmental issues, epecially persons with responsibility for nurturing religious vocations in the Catholic Church.
Table of ContentsPreface William H. Swatos, Jr. Introduction Giuseppe Giordan 1. Vocation Andrew J. Weigert and Anthony J. Blasi 2. Italian Youth and Ideas of Vocation Franco Garelli 3. Vocation as a Personal Choice Luigi Berzano 4. Vocation versus Vocational Status in the Lives of Current and Former Vowed American Catholic Religious Anthony J. Blasi 5. Vocation and Vocational “Crisis”: A Study of Italian Former Priests Giuseppe Giordan 6. Civic Engagement and Church Policy in the Making of Religious Vocations: Cross-National Variation in the Evolution of Priestly Ordinations Robert M. Fishman and Keely Jones 7. Women, Religious Agency and the Politics of Vocation Laura M. Leming 8. Seminarians and Vocation Giovanni Dal PiazRDAN_f1_i-viii.indd5/2007 4:15:01 PM 9. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Life: Vocation as a Social Movement Robert C. Butler
