Touchdowns for Jesus and Other Signs of Apocalypse: Lifting the Veil on Big-Time Sports (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781620329191)

Why do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity--reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus takes you beneath the veil in some of the most challenging issues in sports today: fanaticism, sexism, racism, and abuse of power. And beneath the lifted veil you also encounter wisdom about how we can find our way back to what is most life-giving about sports. If you love sports, or if you just wonder why others do, Touchdowns for Jesus will give you a whole new way to view the games people play.

Author: Marcia W. Mount Shoop
ISBN-10: 1620329190
ISBN-13: 9781620329191
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2014
Pages: 134
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 11/12/2014 pg. 40