Embodied Spiritual practices on the run: six exercises for a spirituality of running*

In the movie, Chariots of Fire, Scottish Olympian and missionary Eric Liddell describes his missionary vocation alongside his enjoyment of running: ' believe God made me for a purpose - for China. But he also made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure'. This article explores the exp...

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VerfasserInnen: Cronshaw, Darren (VerfasserIn) ; Parker, Stephen (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Practical theology
Jahr: 2019, Band: 12, Heft: 3, Seiten: 239-249
IxTheo Notationen:CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität
NBE Anthropologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Meditation
B embodied spirituality
B Running
B spiritual practices
B theology and sport
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Zusammenfassung:In the movie, Chariots of Fire, Scottish Olympian and missionary Eric Liddell describes his missionary vocation alongside his enjoyment of running: ' believe God made me for a purpose - for China. But he also made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure'. This article explores the experience of divine pleasure in running, in other words, a spirituality of running or running as a spiritual practice. It discusses six practices that help foster or utilise a spirituality of running: warm-up focus, gratitude, attentiveness, breathing, playfulness and the examen. As an engaged and embodied spiritual practice, running can foster physical and emotional health, appreciation for nature, life-giving relationships with others, awareness of breathing, space for prayer, and teach life-giving lessons about enjoying faith, life and play.
ISSN:1756-0748
Enthält:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2018.1540508