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Of Gods and Games Religious Faith and Modern Sports / William J. Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938- author.
- Series:
- George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; No. 7.
- George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; No. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athletes--Religious life.
- Athletes.
- Sports--Religious aspects.
- Sports.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (94 pages)
- Edition:
- First [edition].
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, GA : University of Georgia Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- That Americans take to sports with a spiritual fervor is no secret.Athletics has even been called a civil religion for how it permeates our daily lives as we chase our own dreams of glory or watch others compete.Few would deny our national devotion to sports; however, many would gloss over it as all of a piece.To do that, as William J.
- Contents:
- Playing the God game: a tale of two Christian athletes
- Beyond the scoreboard: coaches tackling some tough issues
- Scribes and sportscasters: prophetic voices from the press box.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 963939417
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