The games people play : theology, religion, and sport /

In The Games People Play, Robert Ellis constructs a theology around the global cultural phenomenon of modern sport, paying particular attention to its British and American manifestations. Using historical narrative and social analysis to enter the debate on sport as religion, Ellis shows that modern...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ellis, Robert (Robert Anthony) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2014]
Edition:[US version]
Subjects:
Sports > Religious aspects.
Sports > Moral and ethical aspects.
Competition (Psychology)
Sports > Aspect religieux.
Sports > Aspect moral.
Compétition (Psychologie)
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Sports > Moral and ethical aspects
Sports > Religious aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A grandstand view at the Cotswold Olimpicks
  • Reaching for the heavens : a (very) brief history of religion and sport
  • A question of sport : sport in contemporary society
  • 1851 and all that : losing my religion?
  • Play and sport : initial theological explorations
  • "A matter of life and death?" : playing and winning
  • "To boldly go" : sport as divine encounter?
  • Conclusion: "The theology behind all cultural expressions."

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