Touchdowns for Jesus and Other Signs of Apocalypse: Lifting the Veil on Big-Time Sports

By Marcia W. Mount Shoop

Why do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity--reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus takes you beneath the veil in some of the most challenging issues in sports today: fanaticism, sexism, racism, and abuse of power. And beneath the lifted veil you also encounter wisdom about how we can find our way back to what is most life-giving about sports. If you love sports, or if you just wonder why others do, Touchdowns for Jesus will give you a whole new way to view the games people play.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498205690
• ISBN13: 9781498205696
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"