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Sport is a major preoccupation of the modern world. It consumes the
time and energies of millions of people around the globe. In fact,
for many participants, it operates much like a functional
equivalent of religion, giving them a way to interpret and
understand the world. Sports stadiums are the cathedrals of our
time. Sports stars are the saints or demi-gods through whom we
access the transcendent. Members of the sports media serve as
religious scribes, and sports fans are the worshiping faithful.
What is true of sport is also true, more generally, of play.
Nevertheless, and quite remarkably, Christian theologians and
religious historians have been surprisingly slow to recognize the
spiritual and cultural significance of sport and play, or to engage
in the study of these concepts. This book attempts to redress that
neglect by integrating sport and play with Christian faith and
practice. In Sports and Play in Christian Theology, ten Christian
scholars and practitioners explore sport and play from theological,
biblical, historical, and pastoral perspectives. This rich
collection of wide-ranging reflections and focused case studies
will help readers locate sport and play within Christian faith and
practice.
For over thirty years, Saxon has been led from the front by
charismatic and larger-than-life vocalist Biff Byford. In 'Never
Surrender', he tells his story for the first time, from his working
class childhood as a terribly shy schoolboy in Yorkshire through
the mega-days of the early Eighties to the bands Twenty-First
Century rise to fame once more. Sometimes tragic, sometimes funny,
but always brutally honest, 'Never Surrender' lifts the lid on the
myths surrounding Saxon, as well as revealing the hard work and
heartaches it takes to make it to the top and stay there.
Title: God's goodness, amidst his afflictive providences, a just
ground of thankfulness and praise: a discourse on Psalm CXVIII,
18,19: delivered November 25, 1756, being a day appointed by
authority, for a publick thanksgiving thro' this province.Author:
John TuckerPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03441600CollectionID:
CTRG00-B1824PublicationDate: 17570101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 23 p.; 19 cm
This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.
Title: Remarks on a sermon of the Rev. Aaron Hutchinson, of
Grafton, intitled, Valour for the truth, preached to the
Presbyterian Congregation at Newbury-Port, April 23. 1767: and
lately published (as 'tis said) at the desire of the
hearers.Author: John TuckerPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03462900CollectionID:
CTRG00-B1873PublicationDate: 17670101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Dated (p. 47): "Newbury, August 10. 1767."Collation:
47 p.; 23 cm
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