Of Gods and Games - Religious Faith and Modern Sports

Informationen zum Autor William J. Baker is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Maine. His books include Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport , If Christ Came to the Olympics , Jesse Owens: An American Life , and Sports in the Western World . Klappentext Few would deny America's devotion to sports; however! many would gloss over it as all of a piece. To do that! as William J. Baker shows us! is to miss the fascinating variety of experiences at the intersection of sports and religion - and the ramifications of such on a national citizenry defined! as Baker writes! "by the team they cheer on Saturday and the church they attend on Sunday.” Zusammenfassung The fascinating variety of experiences at the intersection of sports and religion—and the ramifications of such on a national citizenry defined, as Baker writes, “by the team they cheer on Saturday and the church they attend on Sunday.”

Product details

• Authors: William J Baker, William J. Baker, William J./ Reddish Baker
• Assisted by: Mitchell Reddish (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9780820349855
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4985-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Seri; George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History Series; George H. Shriver Lecture Reli
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Soziologie, Religion, allgemein, Geschichte des Sports, RELIGION / Christian Life / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Sports & Recreation, SPORTS & RECREATION / History