The Fullness of Free Time: A Theological Account of Leisure and Recreation in the Moral Life

by Conor M. Kelly

Overview

The first book to use the Catholic theological tradition to explore the importance of free time, The Fullness of Free Time addresses a crucial topic in the ethics of everyday life, providing a useful framework for scholars and students of moral theology and philosophy as well as anyone hoping to make their free time more meaningful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647120153
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Series:	Moral Traditions series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	790 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Conor M. Kelly is an assistant professor of theology at Marquette University. He is a Catholic theological ethicist who works at the intersection of fundamental moral theology and applied ethics. He is the coeditor of Poverty: Responding Like Jesus with Kenneth R. Himes and has published articles in a number of journals, including Theological Studies, the Journal of Moral Theology, Horizons, and the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Preconditions

1. The Necessary Distinction between Leisure and Recreation

2. An Ethical Framework for Everyday Solidarity

Part II: Applications to Leisure

3. Leisure and the Principle of Everyday Solidarity

4. Leisure and the Virtue of Everyday Solidarity

Part III: Applications to Recreation

5. Television

6. Digital Media Use

7. Spectator Sports

8. Travel

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

What People are Saying About This

Julie Hanlon Rubio

In The Fullness of Free Time, Conor M. Kelly provides a way to think about something most consider outside the zone of ethics. With a combination of classic sources on leisure and contemporary takes on television, digital media, sports, and travel, Kelly offers both depth and practical wisdom. This accessible book will help readers assess how their own choices about time contribute to their most important relationships and spur them to consider how to challenge structural inequalities that limit others' ability to do the same.

Jason King

The Fullness of Free Time makes an outstanding contribution to Christian ethics. In it, Conor Kelly overturns our understanding of leisure and recreation. Instead of being private goods, Kelly argues that they are for the common good. Instead of for the privileged few, leisure and recreation should include everyone, especially the poor. Most importantly, instead of mindless fun, leisure and recreation offers us a proleptic taste of heaven.

Editorial Reviews

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From the Publisher

Overall, The Fullness of Free Time will provide a valuable resource for moral philosophers, graduate students, or those looking to delve deeper into the ethical underpin- nings of how they spend ordinary time.

Studies in Christian Ethics

An inherently absorbing, thoughtful and thought-provoking read throughout

Midwest Book Review