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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464213603321

Autore

Harvey Lincoln

Titolo

A brief theology of sport / / Lincoln Harvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; Norwich, England : , : SCM Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-334-05210-6

0-334-05252-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

201.6796

Soggetti

Sports - Religious aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Introduction A Question of Sport""; ""1 Ancient Sports and Religion""; ""2 Classical Sports and Religion""; ""3 The Early Church�s View of Sport""; ""4 Case Study (I): Sport and the Medieval Catholic Church""; ""5 Case Study (II): Sport, Puritans and Muscular Christians""; ""6 Notes on Sport: A Working Definition""; ""7 Towards a Christian Theology of Sport""; ""8 The Liturgical Celebration of Contingency: A Brief Theology of Sport""; ""9 Exploration and Explanation: Seven Avenues for Further Thought""; ""10 Concluding Comments: Christians and Sport Today""; ""Bibliography""

""Index of Biblical Citations""""Index of Names and Subjects""