Sentence examples for for the vocation of from inspiring English sources

The last thing I wanted to do was obstruct him and Larbi; I have a huge respect for the vocation of dancers.

Dr. Richard Mouw, in his own reflections on Retirement Home Christianity, references Peter Berger who observes in The Noise of Solemn Assemblie, "it is certainly appropriate to show concern for the vocation of Christians in industrial society, as long as we are aware of the fact that there are some Christians whose one vocation remains to suffer and to face death in faith".

Savigny opposed this demand for an immediate codification of German law in a famous pamphlet, "Vom Beruf unserer Zeit für Gesetzgebung und Rechtswissenschaft" (1814; "Of the Vocation of Our Age for Legislation and Jurisprudence"), that started juristic thought along a new path.

For me, the vocation of Israel is bringing light to the goyim.

Called, respectively, "Advice to a Young Scientist" and "Avoid Boring People," these are not their authors' best books, but they offer memorable hints for success in the vocation of science.

And from this weekend, I received a final insight: that the roles of being a prophetic advocate who stands passionately for social justice; and the vocation of also being a bridge-builder and convener who brings diverse people together -- are not, perhaps, so mutually exclusive after all.

Washington, for his part, attended William and Mary to become proficient in the vocation of surveying.

The vocation of shaman was open to women and men.

The challenge is to do it for Systemics, with the vocations of cultural and theoretical generalization.

Recently, Geoff Dyer has complained about writers who claim that they have to sacrifice family life for the higher vocation of writing, arguing that "writing just passes the time and, like any kind of work, brings in money".

For many, the new vocation of politics is all-consuming.