Sport and Christianity - Historical Perspectives

Sport and Christianity examines sport and Christianity from a variety of historical perspectives, with the main focus on the period from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries.

List of contents

Series Editors' Foreword Introduction: Sport and Christianity: Historical Perspectives < An Introduction Hugh McLeod, Nils Martinius Justvik, and Rob Hess 1. Gymnastics, Physical Education, Sport, and Christianity in Germany Michael Kru¨ger 2. A Sportful History of Christianity: The Case of Twentieth-Century Sweden Alexander Maurits and Martin Nykvist 3. Cultural Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Modernization of Physical Education and Sport in China, 1840<1949 Huijie Zhang, Fan Hong and Fuhua Huang 4. Mormon Missionaries and the Emergence of Modern Argentine Sport, 1938<1943 Ryan A. Davis 5.‘Necessary Cessation from Toil and Work’: Young Christian Workers and the Question of Sport on Sundays in Post-War Melbourne Melissa Jean Walsh and Nicholas Thomas Shaw Marshall 6.‘If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?’: Religion and Religiousness in Polish Football, 2008<2017 Michał Mazurkiewicz

About the author

Hugh McLeod is Emeritus Professor of Church History at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Nils Martinius Justvik is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Agder, Norway.
Rob Hess is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Institute for Sport and Health at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Summary

Sport and Christianity examines sport and Christianity from a variety of historical perspectives, with the main focus on the period from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Justvik Mcleod
• Assisted by: Rob Hess (Editor), Robert Hess (Editor), Hess Robert (Editor), Nils Martinius Justvik (Editor), Hugh McLeod (Editor), McLeod Hugh (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032084008
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3208400-8
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HOUSE & HOME / General, Christianity, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure