The Holy Trinity of American Sports
Subtitle: Civil Religion in Football, Baseball, and Basketball (Sports and Religion)
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: March 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780881460544
Subjects: Christian Life - Recreational Activities; Popular Culture - General; Sociology of Sports; Christian Theology - General; Essays; Religion; Religion - Christian Life; Baseball; Football; Social aspects; Sports; United States
Description: "The Holy Trinity of American Sports explores how football, baseball, and basketball interact to illustrate civil religion in the United States. These three sports can be viewed as marking movement through one year in the country, providing extended seasons to supplement holidays like Memorial Day and the Fourth of July." "Through stories of life, the three games convey doctrines about the source of truth, where to find knowledge of truths, and how to solve problems. Beyond doctrinal convictions, they disclose ethical beliefs of the nation for the worst, best, and most common situations."--Jacket.