Chesterton on Play, Work, Paradox, and Christian Orthodoxy

In this essay we attempt to accomplish two things related to the work of G.K. Chesterton. The first is to use one of his favorite ploys to articulate the nature of play. We discuss several paradoxical characteristics of play and attempt to show how seemingly contradictory features actually help us t...

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Published in:Sport, ethics and philosophy ethics and philosophy, 2018-01, Vol.12 (1), p.70-80
Main Authors: Kretchmar, Scott, Watson, Nick J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chesterton
Christianity
paradox
Sports
Theology
work
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Summary:In this essay we attempt to accomplish two things related to the work of G.K. Chesterton. The first is to use one of his favorite ploys to articulate the nature of play. We discuss several paradoxical characteristics of play and attempt to show how seemingly contradictory features actually help us to understand play's allure and other values. We introduce the second topic of theological analyses of work and play with a review of the Christian literature on these subjects. We then employ Chesterton's paradoxical theology to see how these two aspects of living might come to life and how people of faith should experience them.
ISSN:1751-1321
1751-133X
DOI:10.1080/17511321.2017.1291713