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Sports and Play in Christian Theology
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2020
Summary
Sport is a major preoccupation of the modern world. It consumes the time and energies of millions of people around the globe. In fact, for many participants, it operates much like a functional equivalent of religion, giving them a way to interpret and understand the world. Sports stadiums are the cathedrals of our time. Sports stars are the saints or demi-gods through whom we access the transcendent. Members of the sports media serve as religious scribes, and sports fans are the worshiping faithful. What is true of sport is also true, more generally, of play. Nevertheless, and quite remarkably, Christian theologians and religious historians have been surprisingly slow to recognize the spiritual and cultural significance of sport and play, or to engage in the study of these concepts. This book attempts to redress that neglect by integrating sport and play with Christian faith and practice. In Sports and Play in Christian Theology, ten Christian scholars and practitioners explore sport and play from theological, biblical, historical, and pastoral perspectives. This rich collection of wide-ranging reflections and focused case studies will help readers locate sport and play within Christian faith and practice.
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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1143-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1144-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
224
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
Chapter 1 “We Played the Flute for You and You Did Not Dance” No access
Chapter 2 Sporting Identities No access
Chapter 3 Child’s Play in the New Testament No access
Chapter 4 Identity Formation as an Antecedent to the Practice of Sports Chaplaincy No access
Chapter 5 Sacred Pilgrimage in Playful, Digital Spaces No access
Chapter 6 An Enemy to be Fought or a Tool to be Used? No access
Chapter 7 Sport and the Bible Class Movement No access
Chapter 8 The Role of Sports Chaplains in Australia No access
Chapter 9 The Winter Game in the Autumn Season No access
Chapter 10 Helping Churchgoers to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Sport No access
