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| Preface | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Brief History: Theological Paradigms | p. 5 |
| A Brief History of Christianity and Sport: Selected Highlights of a Puzzling Relationship | p. 9 |
| A Christian Perspective on Sport | p. 43 |
| Embodied Contestants: Created for Play, Games and Sport | p. 57 |
| The Ambiguity of Embodiment and Sport: Overcoming Theological Dichotomies | p. 61 |
| Created to Play: Thoughts on Play, Sport, and the Christian Life | p. 79 |
| Competition as Relationship: Sport as a Mutual Quest Towards Excellence | p. 101 |
| The 'Fall' and Sports: Ethical Problems, Perversions and Idolatries | p. 123 |
| Idols in the Stadium: Sport as an 'Idol Factory' | p. 127 |
| Sport as Spectacle and the Perversion of Play | p. 173 |
| Escaping the Gender Trap: Sport and the Equality of Christ | p. 195 |
| Redefining Human, Redefining Sport: The Imago Dei and Genetic Modification Technologies | p. 217 |
| Redemption and Sports: Toward Responsible, Flourishing Sport Practices | p. 235 |
| Some Preliminary Thoughts on Philosophies of Sports Ministry and Their Literature | p. 241 |
| Reversing the Curse: Practicing the Presence and Presents of God in Sport | p. 255 |
| Advancing the Kingdom: Shalom in Sport | p. 275 |
| Church and Sport | p. 297 |
| "Finding the Right Place": Professional Sport as a Christian Vocation | p. 313 |
| The Prophet of Copenhagen Conversing with Competitive Sport: Serving God and Man in Sport: A Divided Allegiance | p. 367 |
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The Image of God in the Human Body: Essays on Christianity and Sports
by Deardorff, Donald, II; White, John; Smith, James K. A.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-09-30
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