02776nam 2200721 a 450 991081273660332120230721022332.00-674-26187-90-674-02044-810.4159/9780674020443(CKB)1000000000786989(SSID)ssj0000222689(PQKBManifestationID)11175782(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222689(PQKBWorkID)10173984(PQKB)11666372(MiAaPQ)EBC3300441(DE-B1597)457543(OCoLC)1013937791(OCoLC)1029815108(OCoLC)1032679680(OCoLC)1037981144(OCoLC)1041974668(OCoLC)1046610332(OCoLC)1047009352(OCoLC)436044569(OCoLC)979574795(DE-B1597)9780674020443(Au-PeEL)EBL3300441(CaPaEBR)ebr10318434(OCoLC)923111369(EXLCZ)99100000000078698920060913d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPlaying with God[electronic resource] religion and modern sport /William J. BakerCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press2007322 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-02421-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-311) and index.Old Gods and games -- The road to Brawnville -- Praying and playing in the YMCA -- Sweetening the gospel with sport -- When Dixie took a different stand -- God and country games -- For God, the gipper, and the green -- Sunday games -- Playing on the fringe -- Making a pitch for Jesus -- Athletes for Allah -- Teammates and soul mates -- Gods and games today.Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.SportsReligious aspectsChristianitySportsReligious aspectsChristianityUnited StatesUnited StatesReligionSportsReligious aspectsChristianity.SportsReligious aspects.Christianity201/.6796BE 3350rvkBaker William J(William Joseph),1938-295375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812736603321Playing with God4084270UNINA