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We live in a world where sport seems to be everywhere. The religious world has not always looked so kindly on sport. But from the 1850s Christian and other religious leaders turned from attacking 'bad' sports to promoting 'good' ones.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100192859986

ISBN-139780192859983

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Book TitleReligion and the Rise of Sport in England

Number of Pages298 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2023

GenreReligion, Sports & Recreation

AuthorHugh Mcleod

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight22.2 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet "immensely fascinating... astonishingly wide-ranging...Here is a work unlikely to be soon surpassed." -- John Pridmore, Church Times "an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic "highly entertaining, informative and balanced" -- Dr Mark Chapman, Catholic Herald "careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society "This was a book that really needed to be written, and it has been worth the wait." -- Frances Knight, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society "McLeod concludes his monograph by reflecting on the current relationship between religion and sport in England,...the author manages to weave together a sweeping narrative that spans more than two centuries. By incorporating a variety of sources and drawing on existing trends within both sport and religious historiographies, he is able to craft a compelling monograph that makes a necessary contribution to the field." -- Ashley M. Morin, Reading Religion, "Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet"immensely fascinating... astonishingly wide-ranging...Here is a work unlikely to be soon surpassed." -- John Pridmore, Church Times"an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic"highly entertaining, informative and balanced" -- Dr Mark Chapman, Catholic Herald"careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society"This was a book that really needed to be written, and it has been worth the wait." -- Frances Knight, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society"McLeod concludes his monograph by reflecting on the current relationship between religion and sport in England,...the author manages to weave together a sweeping narrative that spans more than two centuries. By incorporating a variety of sources and drawing on existing trends within both sport and religious historiographies, he is able to craft a compelling monograph that makes a necessary contribution to the field." -- Ashley M. Morin, Reading Religion, "Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet "an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic "careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society, "Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet "immensely fascinating... astonishingly wide-ranging...Here is a work unlikely to be soon surpassed." -- John Pridmore, Church Times "an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic "highly entertaining, informative and balanced" -- Dr Mark Chapman, Catholic Herald "careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society, "Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet "immensely fascinating... astonishingly wide-ranging...Here is a work unlikely to be soon surpassed." -- John Pridmore, Church Times "an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic "highly entertaining, informative and balanced" -- Dr Mark Chapman, Catholic Herald "careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society "This was a book that really needed to be written, and it has been worth the wait." -- Frances Knight, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, "Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet "immensely fascinating... astonishingly wide-ranging...Here is a work unlikely to be soon surpassed." -- John Pridmore, Church Times "an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic "careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society, "Genuinely enlightening... The prose is bouncy, engaging and a treat for anyone." -- Fred Kelly, The Tablet"immensely fascinating... astonishingly wide-ranging...Here is a work unlikely to be soon surpassed." -- John Pridmore, Church Times"an excellent book" -- Peter Costello, Irish Catholic"highly entertaining, informative and balanced" -- Dr Mark Chapman, Catholic Herald"careful, balanced, and wide-ranging book" -- Robert Colls, Society"This was a book that really needed to be written, and it has been worth the wait." -- Frances Knight, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society"McLeod concludes his monograph by reflecting on the current relationship between religion and sport in England,...the author manages to weave together a sweeping narrative that spans more than two centuries. By incorporating a variety of sources and drawing on existing trends within both sport and religious historiographies, he is able to craft a compelling monograph that makes a necessary contribution to the field." -- Ashley M. Morin, Reading Religion"Its methodological rigor, the prodigious use of personal vignettes, and its exploration of something so central to the English cultural psyche as sport recommend the book for scholars and enthusiasts alike." -- John Maker, Church History"Religion and the Rise of Sport in England is a significant contribution to the historiography of religion, sport, and - perhaps more so than either - secularization in English society, in which the rise of sport is positioned as both symptomatic and causal.... Its methodological rigor, the prodigious use of personal vignettes, and its exploration of something so central to the English cultural psyche as sport recommend the book for scholars and enthusiasts alike." -- John Maker, Church History

Dewey Decimal201.6796

Table Of ContentIntroduction1. 'E Mun be Baited, it's a Rule': Old and New Sporting Worlds2. 'Puritanic Precision and Propriety': The Warfare between Religion and Sport3. 'Every Man is Born with a Body as well as an Intellect and a Soul': Peace Talks Begin4. 'The Affinity between Christianity and Athletics'5. 'He is a Lover of all Legitimate Sports': Affinities and Taboos6. 'Our Congregations have Emigrated to the Playing Fields, the Golf Course and the River': Sport and Secularization7. 'Jesus Christ was a Sportsman': The Era of Diffusive Christianity8. 'A Passion not merely a Recreation': The Religion of Sport9. Religions in the Age of SportConclusionBibliography

SynopsisBoth religion and sport can inspire great loyalty and shape identities. They have often been in competition for people's time and money but can also be mutually supportive. This book follows the changing nature of their relationship in England from 1800 to the present day, with a focus on Christianity but also considering Judaism and Islam., Tells the story of the changing relationship between sport and religion from 1800 to the present day Both religion and sport stir deep emotions, shape identities, and inspire powerful loyalties. They have sometimes been in competition for people's resources of time and money, but can also be mutually supportive. We live in a world where sport seems to be everywhere. Not only is there saturation media coverage but governments extol the benefits of sport for nation and individual, and in 2019 the Church of England appointed a Bishop for Sport. The religious world has not always looked so kindly on sport. In the early nineteenth century, Evangelical Christians led campaigns to ban sports deemed cruel, brutal or disorderly. But from the 1850s Christian and other religious leaders turned from attacking 'bad' sports to promoting 'good' ones. The pace of change accelerated in the 1960s, as commercialization of sport intensified and Sunday sport became established, while the world of religion was transformed by increasing secularization, a resurgent Evangelicalism, and the growth of a multi-faith society. This is the first book to tell this story, and while its principal focus is on Christianity, there is additional coverage of Judaism and Islam, as there is of those - from Victorian sporting gentry to present-day football fans and marathon runners - for whom sport is itself a religion.

LC Classification NumberGV706.42