What should I do with my life? How should I decide about an education, a career, and a family? Does God have a plan or purpose for me?

This unprecedented anthology gathers select passages on work and vocation from the greatest writers of Christian history. William Placher has written insightful introductions to accompany the selections — an introduction to each of the four main historical sections and a brief introduction to each reading. While the vocational questions faced by Christians have changed through the centuries, the book demonstrates how the distilled wisdom of these saints, preachers, theologians, and teachers remains relevant to Christians today.

This rich resource is to be followed by a companion volume, edited by Dorothy Bass and Mark Schwehn, that will feature texts drawn mainly from memoir, fiction, poetry, and other forms of literature.