Playing with God : religion and modern sport

Playing with God : religion and modern sport / William J. Baker.

Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Sports > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sports > Religious aspects.
Christianity > United States.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
Christianity
Religion
Sports > Religious aspects
Sports > Religious aspects > Christianity
Das Religiöse
Sport
United States > Religion.
United States
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