The faith of fifty million : baseball, religion, and American culture / edited by Christopher H. Evans and William R. Herzog II ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas.
Contributor(s): Evans, Christopher Hodge
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TextPublisher: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2002]Copyright date: ©2002Edition: First editionDescription: xx, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0664223052 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780664223052 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States | Sports -- United States -- Religious aspects | Civil religion -- United StatesDDC classification: 796.357/0973 LOC classification: GV867.6 | .F35 2002Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction : More than a game : the faith of fifty million / Christopher H. Evans and William R. Herzog II -- Baseball as civil religion : the genesis of an American creation story ; The kindom of baseball in America : the chronicle of an American theology / Christopher H. Evans -- "Matty" and "Ol' Pete" : divergent American heroes / Donald K. McKim -- The world of spirit or the world of sport? Figuring the numbers in Hemingway's The old man and the sea / C. Harold Hurley -- From scapegoat to icon : the strange journey of Shoeless Joe Jackson / William R. Herzog II -- Baseball's surprising moral example : Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, and the racial integration of America / Fred Glennon -- A diamond is forever? Women, baseball, and a pitch for a radically inclusive community / Eleanor J. Stebner and Tracy J. Trothen -- The coming of Elijah : baseball as metaphor / William R. Herzog II -- Baseball : a spiritual reminiscence / Tex Sample -- Conclusion : The faith of fifty million : a kingdom on Earth? / Christopher H. Evans and William R. Herzog II.