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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819630803321

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

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.