Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century

This book examines the relationship between sport and religion with regard to twenty-first century topics such as race, fandom, education, and culture. The contributors provide new insights into the people, movements, and events that define the complex relationship between sport and religion around the world. A wonderful addition to any academic course on religion, sports, ethics, or culture as a whole.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Who's Got Game?: America's New Religion
Mary Lou Sheffer

Chapter 2: From Sunday Sermon to Monday Night Football:
The Rise of the Use of Prayer in North American Sports
Alan Goldenbach

Chapter 3: Elegy for the McPheean Moment: False Idols and the
Tyrannical Faith of Celebrity-Sports Culture
Jeffrey B. Kurtz

Chapter 4: Biblical Tales in the Sports News: Narrative and the
Redemption of Michael Vick
Chris B. Geyerman

Chapter 5: An Olympic Religion: Does the IOC Still Have Faith
in the Olympic Games?
Anthony J. Moretti

Chapter 6: "Be Not Conformed": The Relationship Between Modern Sport and Religion
Brad Schultz

Chapter 7: A Useable Soccer Martyr: The Egyptian Ultras and their Fight for
Legitimacy
Natalia Mielczarek

Chapter 8: Celebrating in a Cemetery: Sport, the Sacred, and a
Search for Significance in Fan Communities
Bruce J. Evensen

Chapter 9: Southern Reconstructing: Sport and the Future of
Religion in the American S

About the author

Mary L. Sheffer is professor of media and entertainment arts at the University of Southern Mississippi.Natalia Mielczarek is associate professor in the School of Communication at Virginia Tech.Mary L. Sheffer is professor of media and entertainment arts at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Summary

This book examines the relationship between sport and religion with regard to twenty-first century topics such as race, fandom, education, and culture. The contributors provide new insights into the people, movements, and events that define the complex relationship between sport and religion around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Brad Sheffer Schultz
• Assisted by: Brad Schultz (Editor), Schultz Brad (Editor), Mary L. Sheffer (Editor), Mary Lou Sheffer (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498530569
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3056-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, Sports psychology, Sociology: sport & leisure, Religious issues & debates, Sociology: sport and leisure, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, Religious issues and debates, Media Studies;Religion;Sports