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Applying The Reformational Doctrine Of Christian Vocation To Our Understanding Of Engineering As A Sacred Calling, Timothy R. Tuinstra

Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications

Students at Christ-centered universities often find themselves wrestling with whether or not God can use them as effectively in the field of engineering as He can in a field such as pastoral ministry or foreign missionary service. This question exposes an underlying dualism that has been fostered in the minds of 21^st century believers causing them to view certain professions as “secular” and certain others as “sacred”. This paper describes how the biblical doctrines rediscovered during the Protestant Reformation have liberated Christians to study and even excel in fields such as engineering and technology. I describe first how dualism …