Good game : Christianity and the culture of sports /
Hoffman, Shirl J., 1939-
Good game : Christianity and the culture of sports / Shirl James Hoffman. - xiii, 341 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index.
Sports 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.
Good 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.
1932792104 9781932792102
2009029958
Sports--Religious aspects--Christianity
Sports--Moral and ethical aspects
Sports--Social aspects
GV706.42 / .H65 2010
306.483
Good game : Christianity and the culture of sports / Shirl James Hoffman. - xiii, 341 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index.
Sports 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.
Good 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.
1932792104 9781932792102
2009029958
Sports--Religious aspects--Christianity
Sports--Moral and ethical aspects
Sports--Social aspects
GV706.42 / .H65 2010
306.483