Ellis, Robert <br/><br/>
The games people play :  theology, religion, and sport / 
Robert Ellis. 
 - xii, 323 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: A grandstand view at the Cotswold Olimpicks -- Reaching for the heavens : a (very) brief history of religion and sport -- A question of sport : sport in contemporary society -- 1851 and all that : losing my religion? -- Play and sport : initial theological explorations -- "A matter of life and death?" : playing and winning -- "To boldly go" : sport as divine encounter? -- Conclusion: "The theology behind all cultural expressions." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1608998908 9781608998906 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Religious aspects.<br/>Sports--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Competition (Psychology)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV 706.42  / .E55 2014