Vocational Awe and Theological Librarianship

This essay applies Fobazi Ettarh’s concept of “vocational awe” to theological librarianship, suggesting that librarians’ strong sense religious vocation may be leading burnout, low pay, and dwindling resources for libraries. It proposes a series truths apply librarians, indicating ways forward librarians create relationship with their work is not all-consuming self-defeating. These are framed in part Christian references modify this traditional vocation. renewed welcomes diverse persons the profession by understanding everyone has ability or desire totally give lives over work.