TY - BOOK AU - Hoffman,Shirl J. TI - Good game: Christianity and the culture of sports SN - 9781932792102 (pbk.) : AV - GV706.42 .H65 2010 U1 - 248.88 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Waco, Tex. PB - Baylor University Press KW - Sports KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Social aspects N1 - Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-328) and index; Sports and the early church -- Proscribing, controlling, and justifying sport -- Bowling, bicycles, and other snares of the devil -- The church heads for the playground -- The rise of sport evangelism -- Christians and the killer instinct -- Building and sacking the temple -- Sport and the sub-Christian values -- Touchdowns and slam dunks for Jesus -- Prayers out of bounds -- Notes toward a well-played game N2 - Good Game retells numerous fascinating stories from the world of ancient and contemporary sports and draws on the history of the Christian tradition to answer "What would it really mean to think Christianly about sport?" --from publisher description ER -