web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:44:30 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Play Saves the World - Episodes Tagged with “Evil” https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/tags/evil Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. en-us episodic On games and spirituality Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. no play, gaming, game theory, work, human flourishing, the meaning of play Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor thomaskevintaylor@icloud.com Episode 11: Can Board Games Save the World? With Dave Bindewald https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/11 8d0dbbed-3f1c-4256-920a-772cf0738e58 Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 11 Can Board Games Save the World? With Dave Bindewald full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor We interview Dave Bindewald, founder of the Center for Play and Exploration, on the question of whether board games can save the world – or at least help cultivate our "curiosity, divergent thinking, and freedom to fail." Games help us become better thinkers and problem solvers, colleagues, and participants in God's creative acts of creation. 1:02:10 no The goal of the Center for Play and Exploration is to encourage adults to be more curious, more divergent in their thinking, and empowered to fail. Dave argues that curiosity and imagination are ways to dismantle anxiety and fear. We respond to listener feedback and speculate whether God does indeed play dice with the universe, because creation is God's joyful act of play. Post your thoughts, responses, and questions on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/) and Discord (https://discord.gg/RTpwD9V2). board games, play, religion, theology, God, creation, creativity, work, curiosity The goal of the Center for Play and Exploration is to encourage adults to be more curious, more divergent in their thinking, and empowered to fail. Dave argues that curiosity and imagination are ways to dismantle anxiety and fear. We respond to listener feedback and speculate whether God does indeed play dice with the universe, because creation is God's joyful act of play.

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Post your thoughts, responses, and questions on Instagram and Discord.

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