Muscular Christianity

Author : Clifford Putney,Assistant Professor of History Clifford Putney
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674042407

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Muscular Christianity by Clifford Putney,Assistant Professor of History Clifford Putney Pdf

Dissatisfied with a Victorian culture focused on domesticity and threatened by physical decline in sedentary office jobs, American men in the late nineteenth century sought masculine company in fraternal lodges and engaged in exercise to invigorate their bodies. One form of this new manly culture, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. In this fascinating study, Clifford Putney details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness.

Author : Tony Ladd,James A. Mathisen
Publisher : BridgePoint Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053524735

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Muscular Christianity by Tony Ladd,James A. Mathisen Pdf

The definitive guide to the increasingly popular field of sports ministry.

Author : Erwin Fahlbusch,Geoffrey William Bromiley
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802824172

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The Encyclodedia of Christianity, Vol. 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch,Geoffrey William Bromiley Pdf

Written by leading scholars from around the world, the articles in this volume range from sin, Sufism and terrorism to theology in the 19th and 20th centuries, Vatican I and II and the virgin birth.

Author : John J. Macaloon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317997924

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Muscular Christianity and the Colonial and Post-Colonial World by John J. Macaloon Pdf

This Volume explores the enormous impact the ethos of Muscular Christianity has had an on modern civil society in English-speaking nations and among the peoples they colonized. First codified by British Christian Socialists in the mid-nineteenth century, explicitly religious forms of the ideology have persistently re-emerged over ensuing decades: secularized, essentialized, and normalized versions of the ethos - the public school spirit, the games ethic, moral masculinity, the strenuous life - came to dominate and to spread rapidly across class, status, and gender lines. These developments have been appropriated by the state to support imperial military and colonial projects. Late nineteenth and early twentieth century apologists and critics alike widely understood Muscular Christianity to be a key engine of British colonialism. This text demonstrates the need to re-evaluate the entire history of Muscular Christianity comes chiefly from contemporary post-colonial studies. The papers explore fascinating case materials from Canada, the U.S., India, Japan, Papua, New Guinea, the Spanish Caribbean, and in Britain in a joint effort to outline a truly international, post-colonial sport history. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Author : Stephen Musk
Publisher : Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781908165770

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George Raikes: 'Muscular Christianity?' by Stephen Musk Pdf

Born and raised in Norfolk and educated at Oxford, George Raikes (1873-1966) was an all-round sportsman, gaining four ‘blues’ for soccer and two for cricket in the 1890s as well as being effective on the golf course and the tennis court. As a goalkeeper his reviews were almost all ‘rave’ and it was no surprise when he earned four caps for England – what was a surprise was that he retired abruptly at the age of 23 to enter the Church. However, his religious duties did not entirely prevent him from playing cricket and he re-appeared for Norfolk in 1904, re-invented as an inspirational and astute skipper, leading Norfolk to two Minor Counties Championships in his four years as captain; and, intriguingly, as one of the first ‘modern’ leg spinners – developing and retaining control over a variety of deliveries that bamboozled Minor Counties batsmen across the country. This book aims to place Raikes’ sporting deeds in the context of the rise of professionalism in soccer, the inter-play between religion and sport at the end of the 19th century and the development of wrist spin. Alas, it does not claim to understand the theory behind his occasional use of the ‘slow beamer’ as a stock delivery...

Author : Donald E. Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521027071

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Muscular Christianity by Donald E. Hall Pdf

Muscular Christianity was an important religious, literary, and social movement of the mid-nineteenth century. This volume draws on recent developments in cultural and gender theory to reveal close links between the ideology of the movement and the work of novelists and essayists, including Kingsley, Emerson, Dickens and Pater. Throughout this book, which also contributes to the critical debate on the body as a site for socio-political conflict, Muscular Christianity is shown to be at the heart of issues of gender, class, and national identity in the Victorian age.

Author : Helen Rose Ebaugh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387257039

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Handbook of Religion and Social Institutions by Helen Rose Ebaugh Pdf

Handbook for Religion and Social Institutions is written for sociologists who study a variety of sub-disciplines and are interested in recent studies and theoretical approaches that relate religious variables to their particular area of interest. The handbook focuses on several major themes: - Social Institutions such as Politics, Economics, Education, Health and Social Welfare - Family and the Life Cycle - Inequality - Social Control - Culture - Religion as a Social Institution and in a Global Perspective This handbook will be of interest to social scientists including sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and other researchers whose study brings them in contact with the study of religion and its impact on social institutions.

Author : William James Hoverd
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Verlag
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781841261607

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Working Out My Salvation by William James Hoverd Pdf

This book is a study of the motivations that drive increasing numbers of people into the contemporary institution of the gymnasium that promises its prospective members the opportunity of positive physical transformation through membership.

Author : Nick J. Watson,Andrew Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780415899222

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Sports and Christianity by Nick J. Watson,Andrew Parker Pdf

This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," the contributors, who include many of the pioneers in the field, address a wide range of topics. These include biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility, the Vatican's perspective on sport and genetic enhancement technologies.

Author : Earl Smith
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780736075725

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Sociology of Sport and Social Theory by Earl Smith Pdf

Sociology of Sport and Social Theory presents current research perspectives from major sport scholars and leading sociologists regarding issues germane to the sociology of sport while addressing traditional and contemporary sociological theories.

Author : Patrick Pasture
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789058679123

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Beyond the Feminization Thesis by Patrick Pasture Pdf

Case studies upon the use of concepts like feminization and masculinization in relation to christianity. Since the 1970s the feminization thesis has become a powerful trope in the rewriting of the social history of Christendom. However, this 'thesis' has triggered some vehement debates, given that men have continued to dominate the churches, and the churches themselves have reacted to the association of religion and femininity, often formulated by their critics, by explicitly focusing their appeal to men. In this book the authors critically reflect upon the use of concepts like feminization and masculinization in relation to Christianity.

Author : Matt Hoven,Andrew Parker,Nick J. Watson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678614

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Sport and Christianity by Matt Hoven,Andrew Parker,Nick J. Watson Pdf

Many people are passionate about sport, yet few give thought to its role and importance in their lives - let alone its relationship to Christian faith. This book examines the potential of sports and challenges readers to consider how it relates to their deepest passions, behaviours, and actions, while providing newcomers to the field with a framework to help consider the connection between sports participation and faith-based values. Featuring academic writers from a range of disciplinary fields, including philosophy, theology, sports studies and education, Sport and Christianity: Practices for the Twenty-First Century sheds insight into the meaning of sports for Christians as participants and as practitioners. Divided into practises for the mind, for the heart, and for moral life, the numerous topics include the value of play in sports, sports as a means for dialogue between faith traditions, sports as a place to cultivate virtue and the Christian spiritual life, and prayer and religious experiences in sports The result is a text that promotes new ways of thinking about the sports-Christianity relationship while at the same time developing a deeper understanding of the place of sports in our everyday lives.

Author : Henry Randolph Harrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Christianity in literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004677238

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Muscular Christianity: a Study of the Development of a Victorian Idea by Henry Randolph Harrington Pdf

Author : Huijie Zhang,Fan Hong,Fuhua Huang
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351810661

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Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China by Huijie Zhang,Fan Hong,Fuhua Huang Pdf

Despite the popularity of sport in contemporary China, the practice of physical education is not indigenous to its culture. Strenuous physical activity was traditionally linked to low class and status in the pre-modern Chinese society. The concept of modern PE was introduced to China by Western Christian missionaries and directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). It then grew from a tool for Christian evangelism to a strategic instrument in Chinese nation-building. This book examines the transformation of Chinese attitudes toward PE and sport, drawing on the concepts of cultural imperialism and nationalism to understand how an imported Western activity became a key aspect of modernization for the Chinese state. More specifically, it looks at the relationship between Christianity and the rise of Chinese nationalism between 1840 and 1937. Combining historical insight with original research, this book sheds new light on the evolution of PE and sport in modern China. It is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in sports history, Chinese culture and society, Christianity, physical education or the sociology of sport.

Author : David Murrow
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780849949814

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Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow Pdf

“Church is boring.” “It’s irrelevant.” “It’s full of hypocrites.” You’ve heard the excuses—now learn the real reasons men and boys are fleeing churches of every kind, all over the world, and what we can do about it. Women comprise more than 60% of the adults in a typical worship service in America. Some overseas congregations report ten women for every man in attendance. Men are less likely to lead, volunteer, and give in the church. They pray less, share their faith less, and read the Bible less. In Why Men Hate Going to Church, David Murrow identifies the barriers keeping many men from going to church, explains why it’s so hard to motivate the men who do attend, and also takes you inside several fast-growing congregations that are winning the hearts of men and boys. In this completely revised, reorganized, and rewritten edition of the classic book, with more than 70 percent new content, explore topics like: The increase and decrease in male church attendance during the past 500 years Why Christian churches are more feminine even though men are often still the leaders The difference between the type of God men and women like to worship The lack of volunteering and ministry opportunities for men The benefits men get from attending church regularly Men need the church but, more importantly, the church needs men. The presence of enthusiastic men is one of the surest predictors of church health, growth, giving, and expansion. Why Men Hate Going to Church does not call men back to church—it calls the church back to men.