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Sports and Play in Christian Theology, Hardback Book

Sports and Play in Christian Theology Hardback

Edited by John Tucker, Philip Halstead

Part of the Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture series

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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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