Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction: A grandstand view at the Cotswold Olimpicks -- Reaching for the heavens : a (very) brief history of religion and sport -- A question of sport : sport in contemporary society -- 1851 and all that : losing my religion? -- Play and sport : initial theological explorations -- "A matter of life and death?" : playing and winning -- "To boldly go" : sport as divine encounter? -- Conclusion: "The theology behind all cultural expressions"
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