Both religion and sport can inspire great loyalty and shape identities. They have often been in competition for people's time and money but can also be mutually supportive. This book follows the changing nature of their relationship in England from 1800 to the present day, with a focus on Christianity but also considering Judaism and Islam.
Both religion and sport can inspire great loyalty and shape identities. They have often been in competition for people's time and money but can also be mutually supportive. This book follows the changing nature of their relationship in England from 1800 to the present day, with a focus on Christianity but also considering Judaism and Islam.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Hugh McLeod is Emeritus Professor of Church History at the University of Birmingham. He was President of the Ecclesiastical History Society 2002-3 and of CIHEC (international organisation of historians of Christianity) 2005-10. He has held visiting positions at the Universities of Amsterdam, Uppsala, Münster, Mainz, and Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies and received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Lund and Helsinki and the Open University. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy 2008.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * 1: 'E Mun be Baited, it's a Rule': Old and New Sporting Worlds * 2: 'Puritanic Precision and Propriety': The Warfare between Religion and Sport * 3: 'Every Man is Born with a Body as well as an Intellect and a Soul': Peace Talks Begin * 4: 'The Affinity between Christianity and Athletics' * 5: 'He is a Lover of all Legitimate Sports': Affinities and Taboos * 6: 'Our Congregations have Emigrated to the Playing Fields, the Golf Course and the River': Sport and Secularization * 7: 'Jesus Christ was a Sportsman': The Era of Diffusive Christianity * 8: 'A Passion not merely a Recreation': The Religion of Sport * 9: Religions in the Age of Sport * Conclusion * Bibliography
* Introduction * 1: 'E Mun be Baited, it's a Rule': Old and New Sporting Worlds * 2: 'Puritanic Precision and Propriety': The Warfare between Religion and Sport * 3: 'Every Man is Born with a Body as well as an Intellect and a Soul': Peace Talks Begin * 4: 'The Affinity between Christianity and Athletics' * 5: 'He is a Lover of all Legitimate Sports': Affinities and Taboos * 6: 'Our Congregations have Emigrated to the Playing Fields, the Golf Course and the River': Sport and Secularization * 7: 'Jesus Christ was a Sportsman': The Era of Diffusive Christianity * 8: 'A Passion not merely a Recreation': The Religion of Sport * 9: Religions in the Age of Sport * Conclusion * Bibliography
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