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050 0 0 _aGV 706.42
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100 1 _aHoffman, Shirl J.,
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245 1 0 _aGood game :
_bChristianity and the culture of sports /
_cShirl James Hoffman.
260 _aWaco, Tex. :
_bBaylor University Press,
_cc2010.
300 _axiii, 341 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-328) and index.
505 0 _aSports 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.
520 _aGood 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
650 0 _aSports
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650 0 _aSports
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650 0 _aSports
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