Sports and play in Christian theology
Introduction / John Tucker and Philip Halstead -- Part I: Theological and Biblical Perspectives. Chapter 1: "We Played the Flute for You and You Did Not Dance" : A Theology of Play / Myk Habets -- Chapter 2: Sporting Identities : What We Play, and Who We Think We Are / Robert Ellis -- Chap...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham Boulder New York London
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Theology and pop culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Australia
/ Sports
/ Game
/ Religion
/ History
B Sports / Game / Theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Sports Religious aspects Christianity B Sports ; Religious aspects ; Christianity |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | Introduction / John Tucker and Philip Halstead -- Part I: Theological and Biblical Perspectives. Chapter 1: "We Played the Flute for You and You Did Not Dance" : A Theology of Play / Myk Habets -- Chapter 2: Sporting Identities : What We Play, and Who We Think We Are / Robert Ellis -- Chapter 3: Child's Play in the New Testament / Sarah Harris -- Chapter 4: Identity Formation as an Antecedent to the Practice of Sports Chaplaincy / Steven N. Waller -- Chapter 5: Sacred Pilgrimage in Playful, Digital Spaces / Stephen Garner -- Part II: Historical and Applied Perspectives. Chapter 6: An Enemy to be Fought or a Tool to be Used? : Baptists and Sport in New Zealand, 1882-2011 / John Tucker -- Chapter 7: Sport and the Bible Class Movement / Peter Lineham -- Chapter 8: The Role of Sports Chaplains in Australia / B. Grant Steward -- Chapter 9: The Winter Game in the Autumn Season : An Exploration of Motivations, Masculinity, and Faith among Older Christian Male Rugby Players in Aotearoa New Zealand / Simon Moetara -- Chapter 10: Helping Churchgoers to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Sport : Pastoral Stories from the Hospital Wards, the Slow Lane, and the Mountain Tops / Philip Halstead. In Sports and Play in Christian Theology, ten Christian scholars and practitioners explore sport and play from theological, biblical, historical, and pastoral perspectives |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1978711433 |