Good game : Christianity and the culture of sports / Shirl James Hoffman.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2010.Description: xiii, 341 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781932792102 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1932792104
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 706.42 .H65 2010
Contents:
Sports and the early church -- Proscribing, controlling, and justifying sport -- Bowling, bicycles, and other snares of the devil -- The church heads for the playground -- The rise of sport evangelism -- Christians and the killer instinct -- Building and sacking the temple -- Sport and the sub-Christian values -- Touchdowns and slam dunks for Jesus -- Prayers out of bounds -- Notes toward a well-played game.
Summary: Good Game retells numerous fascinating stories from the world of ancient and contemporary sports and draws on the history of the Christian tradition to answer "What would it really mean to think Christianly about sport?" --from publisher description
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection GV 706.42 .H65 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98647220

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-328) and index.

Sports and the early church -- Proscribing, controlling, and justifying sport -- Bowling, bicycles, and other snares of the devil -- The church heads for the playground -- The rise of sport evangelism -- Christians and the killer instinct -- Building and sacking the temple -- Sport and the sub-Christian values -- Touchdowns and slam dunks for Jesus -- Prayers out of bounds -- Notes toward a well-played game.

Good Game retells numerous fascinating stories from the world of ancient and contemporary sports and draws on the history of the Christian tradition to answer "What would it really mean to think Christianly about sport?" --from publisher description

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