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Sports and Christianity
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
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Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students, scholars of theology, religious studies, ethics, sports studies, and psychology as well as physical educators and sports coaches interested in ethical and holistic approaches to sport.
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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 Kretchmar, one of the world’s leading philosophers of sport, and Father Kevin Lixey, the head of the Vatican’s ‘Church and Sport’ office (2004-), add further depth and breadth to Sports and Christianity, making it accessible and interesting to academic and practitioner audiences alike.
Within the context of this relatively new and rapidly expanding area of inquiry, this collection provides a unique and important addition to the current literature for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and serves as a point of reference for scholars of theology and religious studies, psychology, health studies, ethics, and sports studies.
The book may also be of interest to physical educators and sports coaches who wish to adopt a more holistic and ethical approach to their work. As modern sport is often intertwined with commercial and political agendas, Sports and Christianity offers an important corrective to the win-at-all-costs culture of modern sport, which cannot be fully understood through secular ethical inquiry.
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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...Hardback$35300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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This ambitious and carefully curated volume has been praised as a "treasure of careful and measured studies" by Michael Novak. A reviewer highlighted its thorough literature review, particularly the chapter "Sports and Christianity: Mapping the Field," as exceptionally valuable. While there are a few contrasting opinions within the contributions, the overall assessment recognises the collection's impressive scope, depth, and ability to provoke thoughtful reflection on the complex relationship between sport and religion.
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ISBN: 9780415899222
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 October 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white
Contributors:
- Edited by Andrew Parker
- Edited by Nick J. Watson
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 740g
Pages: 300
About the Author
Nick Watson is Senior Lecturer in Sport, Culture and Religion at York St John University, and was the Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Sport and Spirituality (2003-2009). He is the co-author and co-editor respectively of: Sport and Spirituality: An Introduction (2007) and Theology, Ethics and Transcendence in Sports (2011), both published by Routledge. Andrew Parker is Professor of Sport and Christian Outreach and Director of the Centre for Sport, Spirituality and Religion (CSSR) in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care at the University of Gloucestershire (UoG), UK.
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