Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century

Herausgeber: Schultz, Brad; Sheffer, Mary L.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the relationship between sport and religion with regard to twenty-first century topics such as race, fandom, education, and culture. The contributors provide new insights into the people, movements, and events that define the complex relationship between sport and religion around the world. A wonderful addition to any academic course on religion, sports, ethics, or culture as a whole.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9781498514415
• ISBN-10: 1498514413
• Artikelnr.: 43892302

Autorenporträt

Edited by Brad Schultz and Mary L. Sheffer - Contributions by Eric Bain-Selbo; Alan Goldenbach; Bruce Evensen; Chris Geyerman; Robin Hardin; Landon T. Huffman; Jeffrey B. Kurtz; Natalia Mielczarek; Anthony Moretti; Brad Schultz; Terry Shoemaker; Patrick J

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Who's Got Game?: America's New Religion Mary Lou Sheffer Chapter
2: From Sunday Sermon to Monday Night Football: The Rise of the Use of
Prayer in North American Sports Alan Goldenbach Chapter 3: Elegy for the
McPheean Moment: False Idols and the Tyrannical Faith of Celebrity-Sports
Culture Jeffrey B. Kurtz Chapter 4: Biblical Tales in the Sports News:
Narrative and the Redemption of Michael Vick Chris B. Geyerman Chapter 5:
An Olympic Religion: Does the IOC Still Have Faith in the Olympic Games?
Anthony J. Moretti Chapter 6: "Be Not Conformed": The Relationship Between
Modern Sport and Religion Brad Schultz Chapter 7: A Useable Soccer Martyr:
The Egyptian Ultras and their Fight for Legitimacy Natalia Mielczarek
Chapter 8: Celebrating in a Cemetery: Sport, the Sacred, and a Search for
Significance in Fan Communities Bruce J. Evensen Chapter 9: Southern
Reconstructing: Sport and the Future of Religion in the American South Eric
Bain-Selbo and Terry Shoemaker Chapter 10: Exercising the Spiritual Muscle:
Holistic Care Service Provision in Intercollegiate Athletics Landon T.
Huffman, Robin Hardin, and Steven N. Waller Chapter 11: Are Sports Programs
at Small Church-Affiliated Colleges and Universities Really Different?
Patrick J. Sutherland Chapter 12: "Our Hope is Built on Nothing Less": Why
Religion/Spirituality Matters in the Lives of Black Male College Athletes
Steven N. Waller