Hockey as a Religion - The Montreal Canadiens (Paperback, New)

Sport is all about play and game, aesthetic and strength, passion and emotion, challenge and rivalry. But because sometimes players and fans look for a little extra help from God, gods, spirits or any other Supreme Being, sport is also a matter of beliefs and Faith. Often, sport uses religion if the sport itself does not become a religion first. In Montreal, the fans' passion and emotion benefits the Montreal Canadiens, the oldest and the most victorious National Hockey League team. Since 2008, the Protestant Theologian Olivier Bauer, a former hockey goaltender, is carefully studying the religious aspects of the Montreal Canadiens. In his book, Olivier Bauer reveals how the Montreal Canadiens becomes a religion, specifies which kind of religion it is, and explains how it is interrelated with Quebec's Catholicism. From a theological point of view, he analyses two ways of practicing the Montreal Canadiens Religion, shows why both ways are idolatry, denounces the weakness of such a religion, and pleads for an evangelical use of the Montreal Canadiens. Based on the Montreal Canadiens, Olivier Bauer explains how sport becomes a religion, but he also critics the religion that sport offers.

General

Imprint:	Common Ground Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Olivier Bauer
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	96
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-86335-930-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Winter sports > Ice hockey
LSN:	1-86335-930-3
Barcode:	9781863359306

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