God in the stadium
Subtitle: sports and religion in America
By: Robert J. Higgs.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Sports -- United States -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; College sports -- United States -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; United States -- Social life and customs
Description: From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines the complex and increasingly pervasive control that sports wield in shaping the national self-image.

He provides a thoughtful history and analysis of the ways sports and religion have become intertwined and offers a stringent indictment of the sports-religion-media-education complex.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-358) and index.