"The system will be first"

“The system will be first”

FROM VOL. 27
Robert Kanigel describes the transformation of work due to Frederick Winslow Taylor’s concept of scientific management. (11 minutes)
The gift of meaningful work

The gift of meaningful work

In this lecture, D. C. Schindler argues that genuine work is inherently meaningful and facilitates an encounter with reality and therefore, ultimately, with God. (36 minutes)
Getting outside of our heads

Getting outside of our heads

FROM VOL. 128
Philosopher and motorcycle mechanic Matthew Crawford explores what forms the self, arguing that individuality is an earned competence achieved through habits of submission to various tasks, traditions, and authorities. (20 minutes)
Craftsmanship and the infallible judgment of reality

Craftsmanship and the infallible judgment of reality

Matthew B. Crawford on the psychic satisfactions of manual work
Life Work: On the Christian Idea of Calling

Life Work: On the Christian Idea of Calling

Paul Marshall discusses how society and the Church have understood work throughout history, and Os Guinness explains how vocation and identity have lost their theological moorings among Christians. (62 minutes)