Playing with God : religion and modern sport /

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Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Sports > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sports > Religious aspects.
Christianity > United States.
Sports > Aspect religieux.
Christianisme > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
Christianity
Religion
Sports > Religious aspects
Sports > Religious aspects > Christianity
Das Religiöse
Sport
United States > Religion.
États-Unis > Religion.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Old gods and games
  • 2. The road to Brawnville
  • 3. Praying and playing in the YMCA
  • 4. Sweetening the Gospel with sport
  • 5. When Dixie took a different stand
  • 6. God and country games
  • 7. For God, the Gipper, and the green
  • 8. Sunday games
  • 9. Playing on the fringe
  • 10. Making a pitch for Jesus
  • 11. Athletes for Allah
  • 11. Teammates and soul mates
  • 13. Gods and games today
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments.

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