UID:
edocfu_9958351942002883
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674020443
Content:
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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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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ILLUSTRATIONS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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1. OLD GODS AND GAMES --
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2. THE ROAD TO BRAWNVILLE --
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3. PRAYING AND PLAYING IN THE YMCA --
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4. SWEETENING THE GOSPEL WITH SPORT --
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5. WHEN DIXIE TOOK A DIFFERENT STAND --
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6. GOD AND COUNTRY GAMES --
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7. FOR GOD, THE GIPPER, AND THE GREEN --
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8. SUNDAY GAMES --
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9. PLAYING ON THE FRINGE --
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10. MAKING A PITCH FOR JESUS --
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11. ATHLETES FOR ALLAH --
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12. TEAMMATES AND SOUL MATES --
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13. GODS AND GAMES TODAY --
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NOTES --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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INDEX.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674020443
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674020443
