| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Theological Ethics in Sport; Part I: Introduction; 1 An Augustinian Critique of Our Relationship to Sport; 2 Prayers Out of Bounds; 3 Better Than Normal?: Constructing Modified Athletes and a Relational Theological Ethic; 4 Living in a Sectarian Maelstrom: A Christian Professional Football Player's Perspective; Part II: Psychological and Spiritual Dimensions of Sport; Part II: Introduction; 5 Identity in Sport: A Psychological and Theological Analysis; 6 Sport Psychology and Spirit in Professional Football |
| Summary |
This book provides an inter-disciplinary examination of the relationship between sport, spirituality and religion. It covers a wide-range of topics, such as prayer and sport, religious and spiritual perspectives on athletic identity and 'flow' in sport, theological analysis of genetic performance enhancement technologies, sectarianism in Scottish football, a spiritual understanding of sport psychology consultancy in English premiership soccer and how Zen may be useful in sports performance and participation |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nesti, Mark
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Watson, Nick
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| ISBN |
9780203840757 |
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0203840755 |
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