Shaping Families

Enjoying Leisure

“Leisure time is that which is left over after work, after school, after taking care of the maintenances of life. If we don’t use it, we lose it.” – Evan Oswald

Evan Oswald believes passionately that most people in North American culture do not take enough time to relax, unwind, or engage in true leisure or recreation. Even when people retire and “slow down” they volunteer voraciously and “work out” when they recreate. Not that those aren’t good things, too but many of us would do well to take a look at how we can re-create ourselves and our families through leisure.

Dr. Oswald has published a book called Christians and Postmodern Leisure: What We All Have, But Know Little About. Earlier he completed his doctorate looking at the topic of leisure, and taught for many years at Hesston College, Kansas. There he also helped build a physical education and athletic program from the ground up, where a baseball field is now named in his honor. Later he spent ten years as director of activities at Glencroft Retirement Community in Glendale, Arizona, where he is now retired.

Evan and his first wife, Martha, along with daughter Sylvia, enjoyed camping and hiking in many locations especially in the western U.S. and Canada. After Martha died, he married Eileen who assisted Evan (who is hard of hearing) in hearing the questions asked by Shaping Families producer Melodie Davis as she interviewed Evan over the phone at his retirement home in Arizona.

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