… By looking at sports through the lens of lived religion, we find athletes engaging in spiritual
practices that give existential purpose and meaning in athletic endeavors. The intermingling …

… understand how religion influences athletes’ journeys in sport and … narratively separated
religious belief from sport, religion, as a … of meaning and continuity in their sport lives. Yet, both …

… of religion, have been slow to recognize the cultural significance of modern-day sports (cf. …
changing and that analyses of the sport-religion relationship have begun to emanate from a …

… society we see links between sports and religion and even the … I will contend that sports and
religion-I will mostly be thinking … which modern sports have become entangled with religious …

… ask whether a similar religious function gave meaning to sport in the same period …
religion-based sports youth organization under Nazi rule. Limitations on the ecumenical role that …

… as a meaning-making institution is puzzling since sports are generally considered leisure …
meaning from sport and we argue that because sport shares many features with religion, it …

… to the field of religion and sport. The article begins with scholarship that addresses the
question: is sport a religion? Recognizing that Christianity and sports have a particularly strong …

… Once we focus less on team sports and more on the challenge posed by sport in the lived
experience of the individual, personal spirituality begins to rise like a bright star above the …

… , sport and religion’ is mostly focused on the chorus of the song, where Williams in a very
intense way talks about a feature in modern living which is concentrated on the body, saying: …

… sports. Each of these obstacles can thwart spiritual formation and responsible living as followers
of Christ in and through sports. … National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) uncovered …