Christianity, race, and sport /

Christianity, race, and sport /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scholes, Jeffrey, 1971- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Subjects:
Sports > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Racism in sports > United States > History.
Sports > Social aspects > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The sanctification of Jackie Robinson
  • 2. The domestication of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
  • 3. Pray the White Way: Religious expression in the NFL in Black and White
  • 4. Dabo Swinney, universal Whiteness, and a "Sin Problem"
  • 5. Serena Williams and her two "Gods"
  • 6. The Black prophetic fire of Colin Kaepernick.