02907oam 2200697I 450 991078593720332120230803024741.01-136-19289-11-283-70927-90-203-08462-41-136-19290-510.4324/9780203084625 (CKB)2670000000269313(EBL)1046930(OCoLC)817888441(SSID)ssj0000758629(PQKBManifestationID)11396645(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000758629(PQKBWorkID)10789764(PQKB)10611360(MiAaPQ)EBC1046930(Au-PeEL)EBL1046930(CaPaEBR)ebr10619088(CaONFJC)MIL402177(OCoLC)816294803(FINmELB)ELB137768(EXLCZ)99267000000026931320180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSports and Christianity historical and contemporary perspectives /edited by Nick J. Watson and Andrew ParkerNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (309 p.)Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;19Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;19Description based upon print version of record.1-138-92057-6 0-415-89922-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Historical perspectives on sport and Christianity -- pt. 2. Contemporary perspectives on sport and Christianity.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 ScotRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and SocietySportsReligious aspectsChristianitySports and religionHistoryReligion and cultureHistorySportsReligious aspectsChristianity.Sports and religionHistory.Religion and cultureHistory.796.01Parker Andrew614517Watson Nick J885718MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785937203321Sports and Christianity3718176UNINA