{"product_id":"spirit-and-sport-sean-samuel-oneil-9781621907343","title":"Spirit and Sport: Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpirit and Sport: Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, Sean O'Neil studies the intersectionality of religion and disability as it exists within contemporary sports. To do so, he calls to the forefront various contemporary stories about trauma and disability--some fictional, others biographical--and examines how we tell and interpret these stories within the frameworks of athletic activity, competition, failure, and success. O'Neil studies a wide range of perspectives, from John Irving's \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for Owen Meany\u003c\/i\u003e and the big-screen's \u003ci\u003eSigns \u003c\/i\u003eto the experiences of real-life athletes like Tim Tebow, Muhammad Ali, and Bethany Hamilton. Woven throughout his examination of each is a consideration of religious belief and practice, especially within Christianity, as it relates to athletic ability--the lighthearted stories of victory and overcoming, the inspiring triumph over fragility and limitation so often couched in religious terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Neil's study draws upon his experiences as a hospital chaplain and his own battle with skin cancer. By blending personal experience with sociological observation, O'Neil argues that the intersection of religion, sports, and disability in popular culture is a revealing site of cultural struggle over competing myths, identities, and values related to the body--both the physical bodies we inhabit as well as the broader social bodies to which we subscribe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirit and Sport\u003c\/i\u003e is a study with broad appeal: from O'Neil's autoethnographic storytelling to the wide range of narrative media he examines, religious scholars, sports historians, and general audiences alike are sure to find it a thought-provoking and engaging read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Samuel O'Neil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621907341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621907343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Univ Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.30w x 0.87d","brand":"Sean Samuel O'Neil","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078176698623,"sku":"9781621907343","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f40a08c6-bcc0-4b64-acd1-e42b796f7ee9.jpg?v=1685473978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirit-and-sport-sean-samuel-oneil-9781621907343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}