Scriptural illustration applied in the homo faber-religious-ludens spiritual model of leisure

Abstract

The intention of this article is to convey the ternary relationship of humanity models specific to leisure studies. Thus with a view to bridge the gaps between the three humanity models, namelythe homo faberpersons at work,the homo ludenspersons at play, andthe homo religiouspersons primarily religious/spiritual, this article uses hermeneutics to explore these models' contributions in the current context by presenting an illustration: the scriptural narrative of Lord Jesus as homo religious within the gospel story Jesus Visits Martha and Mary in which Martha represents homo faber and Mary of Bethany homo ludens. Homo faber-religious-ludens is a spiritual model of leisure characterized by the dynamic relationships between the three humanity models that are pertinent to the social world and the communities of the post-secular era. RÉSUMÉ

The Current Need to Develop a Social Policy on Leisure(s)/Recreation from a Personalist Point of View — A Brief Look at the Canadian Reality

“…That will enable them to better grasp the intricacies of the social changes to come so they will be able to provide elements of a solution and resolve certain problems concerning the moderate application of a social policy on leisure(s)/recreation. To achieve this, we suggest the lifestyles of the person-at-work, the person-related-to-the-religious/spiritual and the person-at-play, which are the empirical foundations of the spiritual model of leisure(s) entitled homo faber-religious-ludens (Bellehumeur et al, 2012 ; Deschênes 2011 , 2015 , 2016 , 2018 ; Durand 1960/1992 , 1964 ). These lifestyles are not isolated, analysed or justified separately.…”