Global perspectives on sports and Christianity / edited by Afe Adogame, Nick J. Watson and Andrew Parker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adogame, Afeosemime U. (Afeosemime Unuose), 1964- editor.

Watson, Nick J., editor.

Parker, Andrew, 1965- editor.

Series:

Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 91.

Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Sports.

Sports--Religious aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Sports--Religious aspects.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 285 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

"While the relationship between sport and religion is deeply rooted in history, it continues to play a profound role in shaping modern-day societies. This edited collection provides an inter-disciplinary exploration of this relationship from a global perspective, making a major contribution to the religious, social scientific and theological study of sport. It discusses the dialectical interplay between sport and Christianity across diverse cultures, extending beyond a Western perspective to include studies from Africa, South America and Asia, as well as Europe, the UK and the US. Containing contributions from leading experts within the field, it reflects on key topics including race, gender, spirituality, morality, interfaith sport clubs, and the significance of sport in public rituals of celebration and mourning. Its chapters also examine violent sports such as boxing and mixed martial arts, as well as reflecting on the cult of sporting celebrity and the theology of disability sport. Truly international in scope, Global Perspectives on Sports and Christianity is fascinating reading for all those interested in the study of sport, sociology and religion" Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Robert Ellis

Introduction / Afe Adogame, Nick J. Watson, Andrew Parker

Part I: Some transdisciplinary considerations

Challenging the secular bias in the sociology of sport : scratching the surface of Christian approaches to sociology / Tom Gibbons

Sports in the Biblical narrative / Jeremy Treat

Part II: Non-Western perspectives on sport and Christianity

Interreligious football : Christianity, African tradition and the religion of football in South Africa / David Chidester

Soccer fandom as catechism : practices of the sacred among young men in Argentina / Eloisa Martin

Soccer victory authorized by the gods : prophecy, popular memory and the peculiarities of place / Olutayo Adesina

The church and FIFA World Cup in Ghana : a gender perspective / Rose Mary Amenga-Etego

Religion and sport in multireligious Nigeria : the case of Kaduna City Interfaith Football Club / Corey Williams

Spirituality and martial arts : fitting in the life-world / Jonathan Tuckett

Playing and praying in the premiership : public display of beliefs in English football / Abel Ugba

Part III: Western perspectives on sport and Christianity

Sport, society, religion and the Church of Scotland / Grant Jarvie

Protestantism and sport in the Bible belt of Norway in the first half of the 20th century / Nils Martinius Justvik

Sport, celebrity and religion : Christianity, morality and the Tebow phenomenon / Andrew Parker, Nick Watson

Church, sports and tragedy : religion and rituals of public mourning in the Glasgow Ibrox disasters of 1902 and 1971 / James Deming

Sport and Christianity in American cinema : the beloved grew fat and kicked (Deuteronomy 32:15) / Seán Crosson

Christianity, boxing and mixed martial arts : reflections on morality, vocation and well-being / Nick Watson, Brian Brock

Hillsborough and the Church of England / James Jones.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138828520

1138828521

OCLC:

1007497535