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Sport and Transcendence through the Body

Sport and Transcendence through the Body Where is God in sport? Two important entries have recently been made in the conversation on theology and sport (Lincoln Harvey’s A Brief Theology of Sport and Robert Ellis’ The Games People Play ), but neither looks closely at the body itself. To fully understand sport and God’s potential activity in sport, one must look carefully at the body, an obviously key element in all athletic pursuits. Here the two authors’ contributions are compared and assessed and further thought for a more complete theology of sport is offered. Bridging off a theological anthropology of the unified person, without a separable soul or spirit, it is my contention that sport is a medium for refinement of the place—the actual body—where God can meet humankind, and therefore athletic activity is a valuable part of the spiritual life. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Theology Brill

Sport and Transcendence through the Body

International Journal of Public Theology , Volume 10 (4): 486 – Nov 22, 2016

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Brill
Copyright
© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1872-5171
eISSN
1569-7320
DOI
10.1163/15697320-12341462
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Abstract

Where is God in sport? Two important entries have recently been made in the conversation on theology and sport (Lincoln Harvey’s A Brief Theology of Sport and Robert Ellis’ The Games People Play ), but neither looks closely at the body itself. To fully understand sport and God’s potential activity in sport, one must look carefully at the body, an obviously key element in all athletic pursuits. Here the two authors’ contributions are compared and assessed and further thought for a more complete theology of sport is offered. Bridging off a theological anthropology of the unified person, without a separable soul or spirit, it is my contention that sport is a medium for refinement of the place—the actual body—where God can meet humankind, and therefore athletic activity is a valuable part of the spiritual life.

Journal

International Journal of Public TheologyBrill

Published: Nov 22, 2016

Keywords: sport; body; athlete; play

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