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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Copyright Statements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- Part I Perceiving, Discerning, and Significance of Calling -- 1 Can All Become Divinely Called Leaders? A Phenomenological Study of Korah's Rebellion -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Leadership as a Divine Calling -- Leadership Calling in the Bible -- Group Dynamics -- Power in Groups -- Team Power Level -- Team Power Dispersion -- Team Power Variety -- Bases of Power -- Power Play -- Design of the Study -- Site, Population, and Sample -- Repetitive Texture and Pattern -- Recurring Characters -- Repeated Statements and Words -- Repeated Objects and Nouns -- Discussion -- Implications and Recommendations -- Suggestions for Further Study -- References -- 2 Significance of the Source of Calling: Jeremiah Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- The Presence of a Voice or Clear Communication from a Divine Source (Jeremiah 1:4) -- Precognition of the Call (Jeremiah 1:5) -- Provision for the Call (Jeremiah 1:9-10) -- Perseverance for the Call (Jeremiah 1:17-18) -- Results -- The Socialization Modeling Process of Jeremiah -- Discussion -- Implications for Further Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 God Calling Samuel: Calling as a Process -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Calling -- 1 Samuel -- Phenomenology -- Calling, Samuel, and Phenomenology -- Method -- Sampling -- Data Source -- Technique -- Analysis -- Discussion -- Calling Is a Process -- Other's Influence Can Impact Calling -- Purpose Leads to Action Behaviors -- Calling Evolves Over Time -- Calling Results in Negative Emotional Outcomes -- Strengths and Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Predictors, Social-Cultural Factors, Outcomes, and Evolution of Calling -- 4 Predictors of Calling: The Example of Joseph -- Introduction -- Significance of the Study.
The Predictors of a Divine Call -- Review of Literature -- Altruism -- Authority -- Autonomy -- Abstract Expertise -- Methodology -- Socio-Rhetorical Criticism -- Repetitive-Progressive Texture -- Opening-Middle-Closing Texture -- Narrational Texture -- Argumentative Texture -- Results and Discussion -- What Were the Predictors of the Divine Call in Joseph's Life? -- What Phenomena in Joseph's Experiences Pointed to the Divine Call on His Life? -- How Were the Characteristics of a Divine Call Evident in Joseph's Life? -- Altruism -- Authority -- Autonomy -- Abstract Expertise -- Implications of the Divine Call in Business and Leadership -- A Life of Purpose -- Controlled Temperament -- Inspired, Innovative Leadership -- Dilemmas Faced by Leaders -- Implications and Further Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Lessons from Solomon for Christian's Today -- Introduction -- Solomon's Ancestry -- Wisdom -- Wealth -- Pleasure -- Power -- Downfall of Solomon -- Revelation -- Similar Companions -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Evolution of God's Call: A Phenomenological Investigation of Abraham's Calling Over Time and His Communication with God -- Introduction -- Problem and Significance of Study -- Literature Review -- Historical Overview of Ancient Texts -- Abraham's Communication with God -- Methodology -- Results -- Summary of Themes from Coding Cycles -- Discussion -- Research Question 1: What Factors Influenced Abraham to Hear God in the First Place? -- Research Question 2: How Did the Communication Between God and Abraham Change Over the Span of Time? -- Phase 1: Listening -- Phase 2: Non-verbal Communication -- Phase 3: Verbal Communication -- Phase 4: Negotiation and Genuine Dialogue -- Phase 5: Interpersonal Communication -- Research Question 3: What Outcomes Are Associated with Abraham's Calling Over Time?.
Implications and Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Deuteronomy's Human King: Social-Cultural Context Influence on the Divine Call to Leadership -- Introduction -- Background: The Ancient World Through Text -- Purpose and Function of Context -- Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation and Inner-Textual Analysis -- The Repetitive―Progressive Texture of Moses' Discourse -- Historical Intra-Textural Review -- Hermeneutic Model for the Divine Call to Lead -- Social-Cultural Context Influence on Calling -- Humility and Followership: Implications and Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 The Links Between Life Satisfaction, Success, and Calling: A Phenomenological Examination of Saint Paul's Life Events in the New Testament -- Introduction -- Life Satisfaction -- Success -- Calling -- Hermeneutical Phenomenological -- The Damascus Road: Saul Converted -- Ananias Baptizes Saul -- No Return to the Law -- Christ Is Preached -- All for Christ -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Personality, Gender, Human and Divine Will, and Cessation of Calling -- 9 Samson: "They Did Evil in the Eyes of the Lord": The Powerlessness of an Ineffective Follower -- The Powerlessness of an Ineffective Follower -- Background -- Samson's Followership Styles -- Woman at Timnah -- The Lion -- Prostitute of Gaza -- Delilah -- Captivity -- Reflective Questions -- References -- 10 Cessation of a Calling and Generational Callings -- Cessation of a Calling and Generational Callings -- God's Will -- Examples of Disruptions in God's Callings -- A Generational Perspective -- Generational Callings Containing a Blessing or Promise -- Generational Callings Containing a Curse -- Literature on Callings -- Inherited War -- Vocation -- Attachment to God -- Transformation of a Calling -- Modern Day Examples of Calling or Perhaps Sense of Duty -- The Bush Family.
The Graham Family -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 11 Gender and Calling: A Content Analysis of Deborah's Call to Lead Israel, Judges 4:4-16 and 5:1-31 -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Gender and Leadership -- Calling -- Deborah -- Judge and Prophetess -- Called to Lead -- Problem and Significance of the Study -- Research Design and Methodology -- Coding and Categorization of Literal Replication of Narrative of Deborah -- Summary of Literal Replication of the Narrative of Deborah -- Results -- Implications and Further Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 The Mystery of God's Calling: An Intertexture Analysis of Pharaoh in Exodus -- Introduction -- Calling and Purpose -- Hard, Harden, Hardened, and Hardness of Heart Defined in the Text -- Pericope -- Calling and Purpose -- Heart Hardened by God -- Heart Hardened by Pharaoh -- Hardened as a Description of Pharaoh's Heart -- Methodology -- Analysis -- Oral Scribal -- Historical Intertexture -- Social Intertexture -- Cultural Intertexture -- Discussion -- Calling and Purpose -- Pharaoh's Hardened Heart -- Limitations of the Study -- Application -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Conclusion -- Perceiving Discerning, and Significance of Calling -- Predictors, Social-Cultural Factors, Outcomes, and Evolution of Calling -- Personality, Gender, Human and Divine Will -- References -- Index.
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