{"product_id":"everton-fc-and-st-domingos-bob-waterhouse-9781970463040","title":"Everton FC and St. Domingo's Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Everton FC and St. Domingo's Church: How Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransformed Football, Bob Waterhouse uncovers the powerful, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand sometimes controversial, role of churches in shaping the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eearly game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Victorian Liverpool, where Methodist teetotalism inspired\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Victorian Liverpool, where Methodist teetotalism inspired\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverton's birth, to the sectarian rivalries of Glasgow and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatholic-driven rise of Celtic, this book shows how faith helped set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efootball's foundations. Deeply inspired by St. Domingo's Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe cradle of Everton FC Waterhouse explores how its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econgregation's values, fellowship, and moral vision shaped what\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewould become one of England's most storied clubs. He also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereveals how Christian values of discipline and teamwork were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexported worldwide, from South America to Europe, through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emissionaries, schools, and sporting associations. Alongside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity, he explores how Islam, Judaism and Sikhism have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore recently shaped the game's culture, reminding us that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efootball's reli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egious roots continue to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing scholarship with storytelling, Waterhouse not only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing scholarship with storytelling, Waterhouse not only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erevisits the birth of famous clubs but also asks bold questions: how\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emuch influence did St. Domingo's truly have on Everton's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efounding? And what do today's football chaplains, faith-based\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteams and global debates over religion in sport tell us about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efootball's future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Waterhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 197046304X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970463040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Empire Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Bob Waterhouse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743026229503,"sku":"9781970463040","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everton-fc-and-st-domingos-bob-waterhouse-9781970463040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}