Douglas J. Schuurman (1955-2020) was a professor of religion at St. Olaf College for thirty-four years. He was instrumental in launching a St. Olaf program on vocation as part of a Lilly Endowment initiative on the Theological Exploration of Vocation. He published numerous articles for a general readership on questions of calling; he also published books on that topic, including Vocation: Discerning Our Calling in Life and Calling in Today's World: Voices from Eight Faith Perspectives.
