Editing Vocation (section)

==Contemporary views on vocation==
{{See also|Avocation}}
Since the establishment of Vocational Guidance in 1908 by the engineer [[Frank Parsons (school counselor)|Frank Parsons]], the use of the term "vocation" has evolved, with emphasis shifting to an individual's development of talents and abilities in the choice and enjoyment of a career. This semantic expansion has meant some diminution of reference to the term's religious meanings in everyday usage.<ref>Douglas J. Schuurman; ''[[iarchive:vocationdiscerni0000schu_w0v5|Vocation: Discerning Our Callings in Life]]'' (Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2004) {{ISBN|978-0-8028-0137-1}} pages 5, 6</ref>{{unreliable source?|sure=y|reason=This book is polemical; it is not NPOV.|date=May 2021}}

[[Leland Ryken]] argues for seeing the call of God to a particular occupation as a reflection of the gospel call, and suggests that this implies vocational loyalty – "modern notions of job become deficient" and "the element of arbitrariness of one's choice of work" is removed.<ref>Ryken, L. (2002), ''Work and Leisure'', 147.</ref>

The late [[Pope Francis]] saw [[business]] as a "noble vocation", noting in its favour that it produces [[wealth]] and [[prosperity]] and "improves our world", especially when "it sees the [[job creation|creation of jobs]] as an essential part of its service to the common good".<ref>Pope Francis (2015), [https://www.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si_en.pdf Laudato si'], paragraph 129, accessed 28 January 2024</ref>