Christianity, Race, and Sport

ISBN-13: 9780367313302 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 132 str.

Jeffrey Scholes

Opis

This book provides a rigorously researched introduction to the relationship between Christianity, race, and sport in the United States.

Spis treści

1. The Sanctification of Jackie Robinson  2. The Domestication of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman  3. Pray the White Way: Religious Expression in the NFL in Black and White  4. Dabo Swinney, Universal Whiteness, and a "Sin Problem"  5. Serena Williams and Her Two "Gods"  6. The Black Prophetic Fire of Colin Kaepernick

O autorze

Jeffrey Scholes is associate professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and the Director of the Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.