Beschreibung:
Exploring the spiritual dimensions of sport, this broad-ranging study takes a provocative look at the human aspects of the sport experience. It is a must-read for students of sport studies, sports coaching, and sport and health psychology.
Section 1: Spirituality and Sport 1. A Short History of Spirituality 2. Defining Spirituality 3. Spirituality, Wellbeing and Sport Section 2 : Sport, God and Ethics 4. The Religious and the Spiritual in Sport. A Comparative Analysis of Meaning for Theistic and Atheist Participants 5. Theology and the Ethics of Competition in the Twenty -First Century 6. Nature and Transcendence. the Mystical and Sublime in Outdoor Sports Section 3: The Existential and Sport 7. The Existential and the Spiritual 8. Persons and Players 9. Suffering and Destiny Section 4: Olympism and Sport 10. Sport and the Virtues 11. Peace and the Religious Athlete 12. Ethos, Ethics and Education Conclusion