Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century (eBook)

Brad Schultz is professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi. Mary Lou Sheffer is associate professor in the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Chapter 1: Who’s Got Game?: America’s New Religion Mary Lou ShefferChapter 2:From Sunday Sermon to Monday Night Football:The Rise of the Use of Prayer in North American Sports Alan GoldenbachChapter 3:Elegy for the McPheean Moment: False Idols and the Tyrannical Faith of Celebrity-Sports Culture Jeffrey B. KurtzChapter 4:Biblical Tales in the Sports News: Narrative and the Redemption of Michael Vick Chris B. GeyermanChapter 5:An Olympic Religion: Does the IOC Still Have Faith in the Olympic Games?Anthony J. MorettiChapter 6:“Be Not Conformed”: The Relationship Between Modern Sport and Religion Brad Schultz Chapter 7: A Useable Soccer Martyr: The Egyptian Ultras and their Fight for Legitimacy Natalia Mielczarek Chapter 8: Celebrating in a Cemetery: Sport, the Sacred, and a Search for Significance in Fan Communities Bruce J. EvensenChapter 9: Southern Reconstructing: Sport and the Future of Religion in the American South Eric Bain-Selbo and Terry Shoemaker Chapter 10: Exercising the Spiritual Muscle: Holistic Care Service Provision in Intercollegiate Athletics Landon T. Huffman, Robin Hardin, and Steven N. WallerChapter 11:Are Sports Programs at Small Church-Affiliated Collegesand Universities Really Different? Patrick J. SutherlandChapter 12: “Our Hope is Built on Nothing Less”: Why Religion/Spirituality Matters in the Lives of Black Male College Athletes Steven N. Waller