Living the Call: An Introduction to the Lay Vocation

Novak, Michael, and William E. Simon

ISBN 10: 1594035865 / ISBN 13: 9781594035869

Verlag: Encounter Books, New York, 2011

Beschreibung

First American edition, stated. Inscribed and signed by coauthor Simon on the half-title page: "10/25/11 / Paul, with warmest regards and best wishes. / Bill Simon." A typed signed letter from Simon to Paul laid in. The book is unmarked; slight spine slant; corners sharp, tail of spine bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $21.95); Brodart protected.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 013076

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Living the Call: An Introduction to the Lay Vocation
• Verlag: Encounter Books, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1594035865
• ISBN-13: 9781594035869
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Near Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine
• Signiert: Signed by Coauthor

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Since 1965 the number of priests in the United States has fallen by some 30,000. But over that same time period, more than 30,000 laypeople have come into the employ of parishes and other Church institutions. Laypeople have stepped up to serve in a variety of new ministries, and they are relieving their pastors of many administrative burdens, enabling them to focus on their proper priestly duties. Lay teachers now outnumber nuns, brothers, and priests in Catholic schools by at least 19 to 1. In the history of the Church, laypeople have never been asked to do so much. William E. Simon, Jr. and Michael Novak call attention to this great shift in Living the Call. The first part of the book tells the personal stories of nine faithful laypeople now serving the Church in new and diverse ways. Simon and Novak's insight is that more and more who work in the Church feel the need to shape their lives in a new way, matched to their different needs and adjusted to the new base of knowledge about the world with which they begin. In response to this need, the second part of Living the Call offers practical examples and reflections on a number of themes, including entering into the presence of God and learning different forms of prayer, reading that refreshes the mind and deepens the soul, and the graces of the sacraments and how being a spouse contributes to holiness.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.