If Christ Came to the Olympics (New College Lectures) | 
 enlarge | Author: William J. Baker
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 72
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0868405795
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780868405797
ASIN: 0868405795
Publication Date: May 15, 2001
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Book Description
William Baker opens by musing on the idea of Christ turning up unexpectedly at any time after his own lifetime, and the body of work this idea has spawned, including Levi's famous account of fascist Italy, Christ Stopped at Eboli. Baker examines the meaning of the Olympic Games in modern society, and how they depend on and have consequences for modern religion. He covers such topics as the religious origins of organized sport, the athletic pleasures of the flesh, when evangelicals take to the field, and going for gold and other false gods. If Christ Came to the Olympics is an entertaining and thorough examination of this most important of modern institutions.
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