Descript |
vi, 221 p. ; 24 cm. |
Contents |
On any Justice Sunday : evangelicals, pro sports, and the (conservative) campaign for Jesus -- A cross on the logo : representing for God in the high-drama, high-profile world of major league sports -- Faith coach : discipling athletes for a roster spot on God's team -- Winning for Jesus (but finding him in the loss column) : the tricky relationship between evangelism and sports success -- Church at the ballpark : Baseball Chapel and its exclusive theology in an age of growing religious diversity -- From Coors Field to eternity : faith days in Major League Baseball -- For God, country, and the Republican Party : the conservative politics of Jesus' pro sports warriors -- Domesticated Christianity : the political acquiescence of African American Christians in sports -- A match made in heaven--or hell : the dissonance between the values of Christianity and the values of big-time sports -- The salvation of sports : "getting it right" in an emerging new era of faith in sports. |
ISBN |
9780742562479 (cloth) |
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0742562476 (cloth) |
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