Praying to win: reflections on the involvement of God in the outcomes of sport

This article applies to sport the question: to what extent is God involved in the outcomes of worldly affairs? It examines Lincoln Harvey’s assertion that sport is one unique area of creation in which God has left the outcomes entirely up to us, as a ‘liturgical celebration of our contingency’. Not...

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Auteur principal: Smith, Jason M. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage [2020]
Dans: Theology
Année: 2020, Volume: 123, Numéro: 5, Pages: 329-336
Classifications IxTheo:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
CH Christianisme et société
NBC Dieu
Sujets non-standardisés:B Sport
B Kathryn Tanner
B Providence
B Lincoln Harvey
B Contingency
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Résumé:This article applies to sport the question: to what extent is God involved in the outcomes of worldly affairs? It examines Lincoln Harvey’s assertion that sport is one unique area of creation in which God has left the outcomes entirely up to us, as a ‘liturgical celebration of our contingency’. Not entirely satisfied with this answer, I take up concepts from Kathryn Tanner’s work to try to arrive at a solution wherein God’s providential care over all worldly affairs is maintained but with sufficient care so as not to imagine God choosing one team over another during every sporting event.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X20944577