Sports And Christianity: Historical And Contemporary Perspectives (Routledge Research In Sport, Culture And Society)

This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," the contributors, who include many of the pioneers in the field, address a wide range of topics. These include biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility, the Vatican's perspective on sport and genetic enhancement technologies.

• | Author: Nick J. Watson, Andrew Parker
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: May 21, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138920576
• | ISBN-13: 9781138920576