About this episode

Dr. Karen Swallow Prior discusses the difference between passion and calling, emphasizing the importance of the transcendentals in understanding our vocations.

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, the 2025–2026 Karlson Scholar at Bethel Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the author of several books, including You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful (Brazos). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about the difference between passion and calling, and how pursuing the transcendentals of the true, good, and the beautiful is the best framework for reconceiving what our callings actually are. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Stanley Ng, Rev. Daniel Parham, and Dr. Sydney Tooth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Stanley Ng, Rev. Daniel Parham, Dr. Sydney Tooth

Guest: Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

Topics covered

• calling
• vocation
• transcendentals
• passion
• Christianity

Keywords

• calling
• vocation
• true
• good
• beautiful
• Christianity
• Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bethel Seminary, Brazos

Books & works: You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful

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