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Playing with God [electronic resource] : religion and modern sport / William J. Baker.

By: Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007Description: 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Sports -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Sports -- Religious aspects | Christianity -- United States | United States -- ReligionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 201/.6796 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Old Gods and games -- The road to Brawnville -- Praying and playing in the YMCA -- Sweetening the gospel with sport -- When Dixie took a different stand -- God and country games -- For God, the gipper, and the green -- Sunday games -- Playing on the fringe -- Making a pitch for Jesus -- Athletes for Allah -- Teammates and soul mates -- Gods and games today.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-311) and index.

Old Gods and games -- The road to Brawnville -- Praying and playing in the YMCA -- Sweetening the gospel with sport -- When Dixie took a different stand -- God and country games -- For God, the gipper, and the green -- Sunday games -- Playing on the fringe -- Making a pitch for Jesus -- Athletes for Allah -- Teammates and soul mates -- Gods and games today.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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