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Informationen zum Autor By Tom Krattenmaker Klappentext In Onward Christian Athletes! religion expert and commentator Tom Krattenmaker provides a first-of-its-kind exploration of what is really happening where sports and faith converge! and the larger story it tells about popular Christianity in American life in the new century. Zusammenfassung In Onward Christian Athletes! religion expert and commentator Tom Krattenmaker provides a first-of-its-kind exploration of what is really happening where sports and faith converge! and the larger story it tells about popular Christianity in American life in the new century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1: On Any Justice Sunday: Evengelicals, Pro Sports, and the (Conservative) Campaign for Jesus Chapter 3 Chapter 2: A Cross on the Logo: Representing for God in the High-Drama, High-Profile World of Major League Sports Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Faith Coach: Discipling Athletes for a Roster Spot on God's Team Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Winning for Jesus (But Finding Him in the Loss Column): The Tricky Relationship between Evangelism and Sports Success Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Church at the Ballpark: Baseball Chapel and its Exclusive Theology in an Age of Growing Religious Diversity Chapter 7 Chapter 6: From Coors Field to Eternity: Faith Days in Major League Baseball Chapter 8 Chapter 7: For God, Country, and the Republican party: The Conservative Politics of Jesus' Pro Sports Warriors Chapter 9 Chapter 8: Domesticated Christianity: The Political Acquiescence of African American Christians in Sports Chapter 10 Chapter 9: A Match Made in Heaven-or Hell: The Dissonance between the Values of Jesus and the Values of Big-Time Sports Chapter 11 Chapter 10: The Salvation of Sports: "Getting it Right" in an Emerging New Era of Faith in Sports Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Author
