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Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of Religion and
Sport, this book examines the prophetic dimension of sport, to
arrive at a better understanding of the nature of sports in the
United States. By detailing and analyzing particular sports, a
portrait of sport as an important space for social and political
critique emerges. Sport is indisputably an important cultural
phenomenon in the United States. Each year millions attend sporting
events, track the statistics and lives of sports stars, collect
memorabilia, engage in fantasy sports, and play various sporting
games. But increasingly, sport is also a space for public
articulations regarding social and political issues within the
United States. What are we to make of these particular
articulations? What do they tell us about the nature of sport in
the United States? How are these social and political critiques
formed? Why do sporting voices seem to carry more weight at this
moment in history? Ideally suited for use in undergraduate and
graduate courses, this book offers a new way of thinking about the
connection between sport and religion in a secularizing society. By
analyzing various sports and particular historical moments, the
chapters supply a unique example of the relevance of sport as it
pertains to social and political critique.
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