The Reason for Sports: A Christian Fanifesto

by Ted Kluck

• ISBN13: 9780802458360
• ISBN10: 080245836X
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: MOODY

Summary

There are books on how to worship God with our marriages, our money, and our sex lives. Books on how to "think biblically" about movies, television, and the arts. Books on how to vote Christianly and how to vote Christianly. But there is little thoughtful, Christ-centered writing on the subject that drives most of men's banter with each other and consumes the bulk of their free time. Sports.

Author Biography

Ted Kluck has written for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com Page 2, and won an evangelical press award for his work in Sports Spectrum magazine. The author of three sports books, Kluck has played professional indoor football, trained as a professional wrestler, and coached football at the high school level. He lives in Michigan with his wife, Kristin, and their son.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. It's Hard to Say I'm Sorry: Sin, Confession, and the Jock Apology 2. Wilder at Heart: Steroids, HGH, and Building the Bigger Athlete 3. Honesty (Authenticity) and Sports: Why I Love Mike Tyson and Ricky Williams and You Should Too 4. Dishonesty and Sports: Nick Saban, Jason Kidd, and Letting Your Yes be Yes 5. What Might Have Been: Tony Dungy and Games of Inches 6. Is This All There Is? Tom Brady and the Mixed Blessings of Blessing 7. Pride and the Mixed Blessing of Curses: The Incredible Bulk (Bust): Tony Mandarich 8. A Reflection: When Bad Fantasy Teams Happen to Good People; An Aside on David Mamet and Mixed Martial Arts 9. Sports and Film: On Man's Need to Have Friends and Feel Heroic 10. Sports and Sexuality: Why the NFL Scouting Combine and Viagra Commercials Make Me Feel Like a Piece of Meat 11. Sports and Humility: Why I Love Muhammad Ali (but Why He Also May Have Ruined Sports) 12. Black Like Me: Sports--One Place Where Racial Reconciliation Doesn't Feel Awkward or Forced