Creators: Christopher Hodge Evans, William R. Herzog
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 185435

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 274
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7

ISBN: 0664223052
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3570973
EAN: 9780664223052
ASIN: 0664223052

Publication Date: February 2002
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Product Description
The Faith of Fifty Million features essays by religion scholars who analyze the relationship between baseball and theology in American culture. Topics include: the sense of national identity, baseball and civil religion, "saints and sinners," baseball and the American Dream with regard to racial integration, women and baseball, baseball as metaphor, and baseball as spiritual autobiography. Readers will love this fascinating intersection of baseball, race, American civil religion, and contemporary sports culture.

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Thank God for Baseball November 5, 2007
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I expected a review of the phenomenon of baseball in American culture. What I didn't expect was good scholarship and fine theological reflection! Both are there. The essays are wonderful and examine the parallels between Christianity and baseball from the perspectives of history, ethics, and hope. Read it before your next trip to the ball park!

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