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The Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto
The Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto
The Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto
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The Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto

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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 not 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.

Written in the vein of Rick Reilly (Sports Illustrated), Chuck Klosterman (Spin, Esquire), and David Foster Wallace (A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again), The Reason for Sports will both entertain and shed light on some of today’s most pertinent sports issues (race, drugs, hero worship, and more)- all through a biblical lens.use he drowns puppies, or that you should cheer for all American QB Tim Tebow because he etches a Bible verse on his eye-black before every game. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions about all of these people. But I’ll invite you to begin formulating your own theology of sports with me.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 25, 2009
ISBN9781575673653
The Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto
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Ted Kluck

Ted Kluck is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, USA Today, and ESPN.com. He’s the author of several books, including Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be, coauthored with Kevin DeYoung. Ted lives in Tennessee with his wife Kristin and their two sons, Tristan and Maxim. www.tedkluck.com

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    Good, quick read. Ted Kluck uses his love for sports and expierence as an athlete and sportswriter to bring a Christian perspective about sports and, in the process, teach about a Christian worldview. The biggest downside is that the book heavily cites players and events of the past few years. I expect that in 5 or 10 years, the book will seem very dated. (It would be interesting to have a similar book that was intended to transcend time.) This book could be great for a men's ministry to use for a book discussion.

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