Sport, spirituality and Protestantism
A historical overview
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4899876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Parker (0000-0001-6842-3067, University of Gloucestershire), J Stuart Weir (Verité Sport) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 253-265 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-571X • E-ISSN: 2044-2696 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0040571x12440921 |
| OpenAlex | W2146045546 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
How, we might ask, are sport and religion connected? The truth is that, in Britain at least, these two cultural practices share a good deal of common ground primarily as a consequence of the role of Protestantism in the development of sport in Victorian times. Recent years have witnessed an increasing amount of academic discussion and debate around the sport-religion relationship. What this article aims to do is to map out the key historical features of this relationship while providing insight into the ways in which the Protestant Church continues to pursue sport as a form of outreach and ministry
Aesthetics · Christian ministry · Common ground · Environmental ethics · Outreach · Political science · Protestantism · Sociology · Spirituality · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Doping in Sports · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |