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The integration of sports in Jesuit and Catholic education, when understood through flow psychology, promotes both individual development (differentiation) and communal unity (integration), preparing students to foster the common good. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how historical Jesuit educational pedagogy and flow psychology explain the role of sports in promoting human flourishing, ethical development, and communal cooperation.

August 22, 2026Catholic education/Catholic education (Dayton, Ohio. Online)Open Access

Sport, Human Flourishing and the Common Good: A Jesuit Perspective

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PKPatrick M. KellyCreighton University

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Conceptual analysis demonstrates how team sports foster differentiation and integration in students, indicating that athletic participation promotes ethical development and the common good.

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To examine how historical Jesuit educational pedagogy and flow psychology explain the role of sports in promoting human flourishing, ethical development, and communal cooperation.
Conducted a conceptual and historical analysis linking early Jesuit educational traditions and the Spiritual Exercises to Csikszentmihalyi's flow psychology theory.
Evaluated the pedagogical role of physical education and team sports in Catholic educational institutions concerning personal differentiation and social integration.
Identified that Jesuit integration of physical education supports both psychological differentiation (cultivating distinct individual talents) and integration (directing skills toward communal flourishing).
Demonstrated that team athletic participation prepares young people for collaborative leadership and fostering unity across diverse workplace, familial, and civic environments.

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Patrick M. Kelly (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895fe4ca7ade938187ed4e https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.2902022026

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Conceptual analysis demonstrates how team sports foster differentiation and integration in students, indicating that athletic participation promotes ethical development and the common good.

Sport, Human Flourishing and the Common Good: A Jesuit Perspective

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Sport, Human Flourishing and the Common Good: A Jesuit Perspective

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