About this episode
The episode discusses finding purpose and hope in our work and lives amidst a broken world with guest Steven Garber.
All of us want to make sense of life—of our work, our relationships, and our place in the world. Who are we? Why are we here? What should we do with our lives? And is there a hope I can cling to as I struggle to make a slight difference in the world? Our guest is Steven Garber. He has spent his life as a teacher of many people in many places, including his work as Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust , and the Economics of Mutuality Alliance . He was the founding principal for the Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture . And Steve continues his work as Senior Fellow for the Institute for Marketplace Transformation . Anybody who is a regular listener to this podcast will have heard the name “Steven Garber” mentioned a lot. Not only was he Bob’s doctoral mentor, but he has also influenced many of our previous guests. Steve is the author of some fantastic books, the latest being Hints of Hope: Essays on Making Peace with the Proximate (Paraclete Press, 2026). In our conversation we discuss: * How our work in this broken world can be frustrating and that even the most beautiful things we see and do show signs of that…
People in this episode
Host: Bob Robinson
Guest: Steven Garber
Topics covered
- work
- hope
- faith
- vocation
- brokenness
- Christian theology
Keywords
- purpose
- vocation
- Christianity
- hope
- work
- broken world
- faith
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Economics of Mutuality Alliance, Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture, Institute for Marketplace Transformation, Paraclete Press
Books & works: Hints of Hope: Essays on Making Peace with the Proximate
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