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Sports and Christianity : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.

This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," field-pioneering contributors such as Michael Novak, Shirl Hoffman, Joseph Price and Robert Higgs address a wide range of to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watson, Nick J.
Otros Autores: Parker, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge research in sport, culture and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," field-pioneering contributors such as Michael Novak, Shirl Hoffman, Joseph Price and Robert Higgs address a wide range of topics from the sporting world, including biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility and pride, genetic enhancement technologies, stereotypes, sport as art and British and American historical analyses of sport and Christianity. Insightful chapters from Scott Kre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (309 pages).
ISBN:9781136192906
1136192905