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A brief theology of sport / Lincoln Harvey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harvey, Lincoln, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Religious aspects.
- Sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Norwich, England : SCM Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sport is extremely popular. This ground-breaking book explains why. It shows that sport has everything to do with our deepest identity. It is where we resonate with the most-basic nature of reality. A Brief Theology of Sport sweeps across the fields of church history, philosophy and Christian doctrine, drawing the reader into a creative vision of sport.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Introduction A Question of Sport
- 1 Ancient Sports and Religion
- 2 Classical Sports and Religion
- 3 The Early Church's View of Sport
- 4 Case Study (I): Sport and the Medieval Catholic Church
- 5 Case Study (II): Sport, Puritans and Muscular Christians
- 6 Notes on Sport: A Working Definition
- 7 Towards a Christian Theology of Sport
- 8 The Liturgical Celebration of Contingency: A Brief Theology of Sport
- 9 Exploration and Explanation: Seven Avenues for Further Thought
- 10 Concluding Comments: Christians and Sport Today
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical Citations
- Index of Names and Subjects.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 13, 2014).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780334052104
- 0334052106
- 9780334052524
- 0334052521
- OCLC:
- 923145610
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