The holy trinity of American sports : civil religion in football, baseball, and basketball

The holy trinity of American sports : civil religion in football, baseball, and basketball / Craig A. Forney.

Author/creator	Forney, Craig A.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, ©2007.
Description	224 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Sports--Social aspects --United States. Football--Social aspects --United States. Baseball--Social aspects --United States. Basketball--Social aspects --United States. Sports--United States --Religious aspects. Civil religion--United States. National characteristics, American.

Series	Sports and religion Sports and religion. ^A588718
Contents	The sports of American civil religion -- Holy rites of football, baseball, and basketball -- Football : American myth of history -- Baseball : sacred story of American aspirations -- Basketball : American story of irreversible progress -- Doctrines of the sports trinity -- The ethical dimension of football, baseball, and basketball -- Social tenets of the sports trinity -- Experience of football, baseball, and basketball -- Revelations of the sports trinity.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-215) and index.
LCCN	2007012035
ISBN	9780881460544 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	0881460540 (hardback : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GV706.5 .F66 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold