Callings
Conversations on college, career, and a life well-lived. “Callings” explores what it means to live a life defined by a sense of meaning and purpose. It focuses on the process of exploring and discerning one’s vocation, with particular emphasis on mentoring and supporting undergraduate students as they navigate college, career, and a life-well lived. Hosted by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).
Callings
A Vocational Playbook: Anna Bonta Moreland
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Recently, Anna Moreland coauthored (with Thomas Smith) The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like it Matters. The book is specifically written for undergraduates and invites and guides them in vocational reflection and discernment. But for Anna, writing the book represented her own vocational shift. Anna is a professor of the humanities at Villanova University, where she also holds an endowed chair and directs the University Honors Program. While her academic expertise is in medieval theology and comparative theology, she has also become passionate about the character formation of her students. In this episode, we hear the story of this new passion and how it has led to different kinds of interactions with her students, the development of new courses, and the revamping of old courses. In it all, Anna shares her deep desire to help all young adults think about education, social engagements, and career aspirations in holistic and life-affirming ways.