Sport & Christianity

by Lixey, Kevin; Hubenthal, Christoph; Mieth, Dietmar; Muller, Norbert

• ISBN13: 9780813219936
• ISBN10: 0813219930
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-12
• Publisher: Catholic Univ of Amer Pr

Summary

The modern world is dominated by sport. The Olympics and the World Cup are seen by billions of television viewers from around the globe. In response to the call of popes and the Second Vatican Council to read the signs of the times, Sport and Christianity explores the connections between these two seemingly disparate phenomena. It reflects on what the fascination for sport reveals about the human person and to what degree sporting activities are compatible with, and can even advance, the churchÆs mission.

Author Biography

Kevin Lixey, L.C., heads the Church and Sport Section within the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Christoph Hbenthal is assistant professor of theological ethics at Radboud University Nijmegen. Dietmar Mieth is professor emeritus of theological and social ethics at the Eberhard-Karls University, Tbingen. Norbert Mller teaches sports science at the Johannes-Gutenberg University and is a member of the International Olympic Academys Commission for Culture and Olympic Education. All Three professors are members of the scientific commission of the Church and Sport working group of the Catholic German Bishops Conference.

Table of Contents

Foreword to English edition	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction: The Christian Mission within the Field of Sport	p. 1
Anthropological Aspects	p. 13
Man, Mortality, and the Athletic Hero: Yesterday and Today	p. 15
Overcoming Dualism: The Unity of the Human Person in Sport	p. 39
Morality and Beauty: Sport at the Service of the Human Person	p. 61
Theological Aspects	p. 79
Biblical and Patristic Foundations for Sport	p. 81
Sport in the Magisterium of Pius XII	p. 104
Sport in the Magisterium of John Paul II	p. 121
Sport in the Magisterium of Benedict XVI	p. 139
A Christian Vision of Sport	p. 156
Pastoral Aspects	p. 187
Sport as a Sign of the Times: Pastoral Observations and Challenges	p. 189
Sport as a Pastoral Opportunity: The Sports Chaplain	p. 206
Concrete Pastoral Action within Sport	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 235
Contributors	p. 247
Index	p. 249
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