Vocation, Purpose and Community: Calling All Faiths!

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How does a religious worldview shape the direction a human life takes? How are decisions about what career to pursue or how to engage in the community influenced by the ancient sources of the world's religious traditions? How do individuals negotiate religious identities while living in our contemporary multi-faith society? This course explores the ways different religious traditions have thought about calling, or vocation, and how values shape the decisions that make a life. We will focus particularly on narratives of vocation told by individuals who connected their motivation to work toward some good in the world with the principles and stories that make up their religious worldview. Students will also have opportunities to reflect on their own goals and sense of purpose in light of the multiple faith-journeys under consideration.