RT Book
T1 Christianity, race, and sport
A1 Scholes, Jeffrey 1971-
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1747131245
AB Introduction -- 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.
AB "This book provides a rigorously researched introduction to the relationship between Christianity, race, and sport in the United States. Christianity, Race, and Sport examines how Protestant Christianity and race have interacted, often to the detriment of black bodies, throughout the sporting world over the last century. Important sporting figures and case studies discussed include: The sanctification of baseball player Jackie Robinson the domestication of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman Religious expressions of athletes in the NFL Treatment of African American tennis player Serena Williams Colin Kaepernick and his prophetic voice. This accessible and conversational book is essential reading for undergraduate students approaching religion and race or religion and sport for the first time as well as those working within the sociology of sport, sport studies, history of sport, or philosophy of sport"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN GV706.42
SN 9780367313319
SN 9780367313302
K1 Sports : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Racism in sports : United States : History
K1 Sports : Social aspects : United States : History