Postscript. Onaje X.O. Woodbine. Jeffrey Scholes -- Part II: Evangelicalism and sport. White hauntings, Black hoops : the ghosts of Kyrie Irving / Paul Emory Putz -- "The Greatest Christian Movie of All Time" : 300 and Spartan masculinity as cultural repertoire in Christian Mixed Martial Arts and beyond / Zachary T. Smith -- Forgiving freeze : Jerry Falwell Jr., Donald Trump, and the making of Liberty University football / Daniel A. Grano -- Part II: Sport as a religio-cultural vehicle. Structuring sports, structuring community : the Islamic society of Chester County debates a basketball court / Megan Eaton Robb, Max Dugan -- Desiring "Deep Community" : formations of soccer and Evangelical Christianity in the British Columbia Christian Soccer League / Nicholas William Howe Bukowski -- Sport, religion, and absence : the subfield of religion and sport as an explanatory tool for the moment / Terry Shoemaker -- Part III: Religion, sport, and the market. Foucault for Heisman : college football and the liturgies of power / Jason M. Smith -- "Be More Human" : CrossFit, Reebok, and sporting consumerism / Cody Musselman -- Fandom transfigured : fantasy football as neoliberal religion / Jeremy Sabella -- Part IV: Religion and sport through a racial frame. Ted Corbitt : the once-forgotten and now-remembered pioneer of American distance running / Arthur Remillard -- Savage symbols : Native American mascots in the USA / Annie Blazer -- Race, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, and religious realism / Lori Latrice Martin -- ¿Dios Bendiga whose América? : resisting the ritual theologizing of nation / Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández -- Postscript. White hauntings, Black hoops : the ghosts of Kyrie Irving / Onaje X.O. Woodbine.
Summary:
"From athletes praising God to pastors using sport metaphors in the pulpit - the association between sport and religion is often considered incidental. Yet religion and sport have been tightly intertwined for millennia and continue to inform, shape, and critique one another. Moreover, sport, rather than being a solely secular activity, is one of the most important sites for debates over gender, race, capitalism, the media, and civil religion. Traditionally, scholarly writings on religion and sport have focused on the question of whether sport is a religion, using historical, philosophical, theological, and sociological insights to argue this matter. While these efforts sought to answer an important question, contemporary issues related to sports were neglected, such as globalization, commercialization, feminism, masculinity, critical race theory and the ethics of doping. This volume contains lively, up-to-date essays from leading figures in the field to fill this scholarly gap. It treats religion as an indispensable prism through which to view sports, and vice versa. This book is ideal for students approaching the topic of religion and sport. It will also be of interest to scholars studying sociology of religion, sociology of sport, religion and race, religion and gender, religion and politics, and sport in general"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.