Christianity and Social Scientific Perspectives on Sport. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tom Gibbons, Stuart Braye.
• Editors: Gibbons, Tom; Braye, Stuart
• Contents: 1. Christianity and social scientific perspectives on sport: introduction to the special issue Tom Gibbons and Stuart Braye 2. Christianity as public religion: a justification for using a Christian sociological approach for studying the social scientific aspects of sport Tom Gibbons, Nick J. Watson and Mark Mierzwinski 3. Can sport be regarded as ‘cultural liturgy’? Recognizing the significance of the liturgical frame for the social scientific study of sport Zachary Smith 4. Redeeming the habitus: a Christian sociological approach to embodiment in sport Mike Tyler and Tom Gibbons 5. Tanni Grey-Thompson – ‘The one that got away’: a theological analysis of foeticide, infanticide and the deviant Paralympic success story Stuart Braye 6. ‘Jesus Saves’ and ‘Clothed in Christ’: athletic religious apparel in the Christian CrossFit community Alexander Darius Ornella 7. ‘We must not engage in the blind glorification of sport’: Christian orthodox youths negotiate dominant societal and alternative Reformed sport discourses Froukje Smits, Annelies Knoppers and Corina van Doodewaard 8. Re-characterizing confidence because of religious and personal rituals in sport: findings from a qualitative study of 15 year old student-athletes Matt Hoven 9. Single, separate or unified? Exploring Christian academicians’ views of the body, sport and religious experience Sean Sullivan
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (132 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429859403; 0429859406
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