Touchdowns for Jesus and Other Signs of Apocalypse
Lifting the Veil on Big-Time Sports
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Marcia W. Mount Shoop | ISBN: | 9781630873530 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marcia W. Mount Shoop |
| ISBN: | 9781630873530 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books |
| Language: | English |
Why do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity--reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus takes you beneath the veil in some of the most challenging issues in sports today: fanaticism, sexism, racism, and abuse of power. And beneath the lifted veil you also encounter wisdom about how we can find our way back to what is most life-giving about sports. If you love sports, or if you just wonder why others do, Touchdowns for Jesus will give you a whole new way to view the games people play.
Why do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity--reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus takes you beneath the veil in some of the most challenging issues in sports today: fanaticism, sexism, racism, and abuse of power. And beneath the lifted veil you also encounter wisdom about how we can find our way back to what is most life-giving about sports. If you love sports, or if you just wonder why others do, Touchdowns for Jesus will give you a whole new way to view the games people play.
