The Everlasting Man Analysis

Final Paper For me, the essence of what it means to be a DigVocMan cannot be tied down to just one thing, because it is something that continually grew and was expanded upon throughout the entire year. Through all of the discussions and readings our class has had, the meaning of being a DigVocMan has come to encapsulate many different things. In order to highlight the main points of being a DigVocMan, I chose what I believe are three of the most important passages that we have read. The first passage that I chose was The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis. This was one of the first things we read in our course pack, and I believe that it does a good job of laying the foundation for being a DigVocMan. To start off, The passage as a whole fights …show more content…
Chesterton. I feel that this passage also does a good job of conveying what it means to be a DigVocMan, while also building upon Lewis’ passage. The first line of the introductory passage states: “There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the whole world till we come back to the same place…”. Within the context of the passage, the first thing that I think of when I see this line is the contrast between people who are stationary in their faith, and those who are actively seeking it out. I interpret it as a call for people to not just take their faith for granted, but instead really spend some time to take a step back and look at it. It is an encouragement for people to not just accept what they are told is the truth, but to go and discover that it is for themselves. I believe that being able to live and learn about the faith, and seeking out the truth are essential parts of being a DigVocMan, because it gives them the tools to not only discern their dignity and vocation, but also on how to put it into …show more content…
I felt that this passage as a whole did a fairly comprehensive job of detailing how the people of the church are called to live their faith according to their dignity and vocation. This is important, because a major part of being a DigVocMan is being able to not only learn about their dignity and vocation, but to apply that knowledge to their everyday lives. But why apply this knowledge? Well, this passage really emphasizes that living according to one’s dignity and vocation is ultimately for God, and becoming closer to him. This ties everything from the previous passages together, and shows that a DigVocMan is not only doing all of this for their own sake, but out of love for God.
With all of that said, I think that these three passages capture the essence of what it means to be a DigVocMan. They all tie together to form what I believe it means to be a DigVocMan, which is someone who strives to place God at the foundation of their lives, to constantly grow in their understanding and living out of the faith, and to live according to their dignity and vocation as