{"product_id":"follow-your-bliss-and-other-bonnie-j-miller-mclemore-9780190084042","title":"Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies about Calling","description":"What does it mean to pursue a calling? According to Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, it may mean ambiguity, uncertainty, and even suffering--but that's what makes it worthwhile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe common understanding of calling is often simplistic. You simply need to follow your bliss, or God's will. Miller-McLemore dives into the complex reality of what it means to pursue a calling, challenging the deceptive and destructive idea that a well-lived life is simple, with one perfect career, partner, or summons from God. Instead, she argues, to truly grapple with calling, we must consider how it evolves amid the constraints of life. Callings are often accompanied by loss, regret, failure, impediments, frustration, overload, and conflict, challenges that are an important part of a balanced life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrounding her argument in stories from memoirs and biographies, fiction, and the people she has encountered in her thirty years of teaching and research, Miller-McLemore guides the reader through six dilemmas one may face throughout life, from missed or conflicted callings to unexpected or relinquished passions. Each chapter explores the pain and hardships around these complicated experiences and the enhanced insight and vitality that arises from enduring them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntertwining faith, philosophy, and pragmatism, Miller-McLemore engages unflinchingly with the ways we find purpose in our lives, and how we make meaning of the search for a calling, no matter how rough the road it leads us down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190084049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190084042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.83w x 0.86d","brand":"Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094414840063,"sku":"9780190084042","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50857aab-952f-453f-bbe6-96fca62fd183.jpg?v=1724844588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/follow-your-bliss-and-other-bonnie-j-miller-mclemore-9780190084042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}