Playing for God : Evangelical Women and the Unintended Consequences of Sports Ministry /

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When sports ministry first emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, its founders imagined male celebrity athletes as powerful salespeople who could deliver a message of Christian strength: "If athletes can endorse shaving cream, razor blades, and cigarettes, surely they can endorse the Lord, too,"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blazer, Annie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2015]
Colección:North American Religions ; 11
Temas:
Christian athletes > Religious life.
Church work with teenagers > Catholic Church.
Femininity > Religious aspects > Christianity.
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Practicing Faith: Sports Ministry and Evangelicalism in America
  • Part I. Knowledge
  • 1. Making the Save
  • 2. Transcendent Intimacy
  • 3. Spiritual Warfare and Christlikeness
  • Part II. Effects
  • 4. Wearing Our Shorts a Little Longer
  • 5. Challenging the Call
  • 6. Faith Off the Field
  • Conclusion: A Tale of Unintended Consequences
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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