Winning the Race? - Religion, Hope, and the Reshaping of the Athletic Enhancement Debate

Klappentext Using Christian theological reflection to problematize the four main approaches to the ethical question of enhancement use in elite sport, and the underlying values informing these approaches, Trothen asks: How will hope in sport potentially be affected by techno-science? And how might a valuing of sports' spiritual dimension - and particularly hope - reshape the sport enhancement debate? Zusammenfassung Using Christian theological reflection to problematize the four main approaches to the ethical question of enhancement use in elite sport, and the underlying values informing these approaches, Trothen asks: How will hope in sport potentially be affected by techno-science? And how might a valuing of sports’ spiritual dimension - and particularly hope - reshape the sport enhancement debate?

Product details

• Authors: Tracy J Trothen, Tracy J. Trothen
• Publisher: Mercer university press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9780881465433
• ISBN: 978-0-88146-543-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Sports & Religion Series; Sports & Religion Series
• Subject: Guides > Sport