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Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport William J. Baker
Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport
William J. Baker
Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.
378 pages, 14 halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 1, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674024212 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 27 mm · 642 g |
| Language | English |