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Sports and Christianity

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives [Paperback]

by Nick J. Watson, Andrew Parker

    • Author

      Andrew Parker

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Taylor & Francis Ltd

    • Published

      May 2015

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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 this book, 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, this book 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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      • Author

        Andrew Parker

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Published

        May 2015

      • Weight

        427g

      • Page Count

        314

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9781138920576

      • ISBN-10

        1138920576

      • Eden Code

        4322304

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      • Author/Creator: Andrew Parker

      • ISBN: 9781138920576

      • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Release Date: May 2015

      • Weight: 427g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4322304


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