While the relationship between sport and religion is deeply rooted in history, it continues to play a profound role in shaping modern-day societies. This book explores sport and Christianity across diverse cultures and it reflects on race, gender, spirituality, morality and the significance of sport in public rituals of celebration and mourning.
While the relationship between sport and religion is deeply rooted in history, it continues to play a profound role in shaping modern-day societies. This book explores sport and Christianity across diverse cultures and it reflects on race, gender, spirituality, morality and the significance of sport in public rituals of celebration and mourning.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Afe Adogame is the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Christianity and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA Nick J. Watson is Associate Professor of Sport and Social Justice in the School of Sport at York St John University, UK Andrew Parker is Professor of Sport and Christian Outreach and Co-director (with Nick Watson) of the Centre for Sport, Spirituality and Religion (CSSR) in the School of Sport and Exercise at the University of Gloucestershire, UK
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Introduction Part I: Some Transdisciplinary Considerations 1. Challenging the Secular Bias in the Sociology of Sport: Scratching the Surface of Christian Approaches to Sociology 2. Sports in the Biblical Narrative Part II: Non-Western Perspectives on Sport and Christianity 3. Interreligious Football: Christianity, African Tradition and the Religion of Football in South Africa 4. Soccer Fandom as Catechism: Practices of the Sacred among Young Men in Argentina 5. Soccer Victory Authorized by the Gods: Prophecy, Popular Memory and the Peculiarities of Place 6. The Church and FIFA World Cup in Ghana: A Gender Perspective 7. Religion and Sport in Multireligious Nigeria: The Case of Kaduna City Interfaith Football Club 8. Spirituality and Martial Arts: 'Fitting' in the Life-World 9. Playing and Praying in the Premiership: Public Display of Beliefs in English Football Part III: Western Perspectives on Sport and Christianity 10. Sport, Society, Religion and the Church of Scotland 11. Protestantism and Sport in the "Bible Belt" of Norway in the First Half of the 20th Century 12. Sport, Celebrity and Religion: Christianity, Morality and the Tebow Phenomenon 13. Church, Sports and Tragedy: Religion and Rituals of Public Mourning in the Glasgow Ibrox Disasters of 1902 and 1971 14. Sport and Christianity in American Cinema: 'the beloved grew fat and kicked' (Deuteronomy 32:15) 15. Christianity, Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts: Reflections on Morality, Vocation and Well-Being 16. Hillsborough and the Church of England
Foreword Introduction Part I: Some Transdisciplinary Considerations 1. Challenging the Secular Bias in the Sociology of Sport: Scratching the Surface of Christian Approaches to Sociology 2. Sports in the Biblical Narrative Part II: Non-Western Perspectives on Sport and Christianity 3. Interreligious Football: Christianity, African Tradition and the Religion of Football in South Africa 4. Soccer Fandom as Catechism: Practices of the Sacred among Young Men in Argentina 5. Soccer Victory Authorized by the Gods: Prophecy, Popular Memory and the Peculiarities of Place 6. The Church and FIFA World Cup in Ghana: A Gender Perspective 7. Religion and Sport in Multireligious Nigeria: The Case of Kaduna City Interfaith Football Club 8. Spirituality and Martial Arts: 'Fitting' in the Life-World 9. Playing and Praying in the Premiership: Public Display of Beliefs in English Football Part III: Western Perspectives on Sport and Christianity 10. Sport, Society, Religion and the Church of Scotland 11. Protestantism and Sport in the "Bible Belt" of Norway in the First Half of the 20th Century 12. Sport, Celebrity and Religion: Christianity, Morality and the Tebow Phenomenon 13. Church, Sports and Tragedy: Religion and Rituals of Public Mourning in the Glasgow Ibrox Disasters of 1902 and 1971 14. Sport and Christianity in American Cinema: 'the beloved grew fat and kicked' (Deuteronomy 32:15) 15. Christianity, Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts: Reflections on Morality, Vocation and Well-Being 16. Hillsborough and the Church of England
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