TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoffman,Shirl J.
TI  - Good game: Christianity and the culture of sports 
SN  - 1932792104
AV  - GV706.42 .H65 2010
U1  - 306.483 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Waco, Tex.
PB  - Baylor University Press
KW  - Sports
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -