Onward Christian Athletes Turning Ballparks

In Onward Christian Athletes, religion expert and commentator Tom Krattenmaker provides a first-of-its-kind exploration of what is really happening where sports and faith converge, and the larger story it tells about popular Christianity in American life in the new century.

Introduction	p. 1
On Any Justice Sunday: Evangelicals, Pro Sports, and the (Conservative) Campaign for Jesus	p. 11
A Cross on the Logo: Representing for God in the High-Profile World of Major League Sports	p. 29
Faith Coach: Discipling Athletes for a Roster Spot on God's Team	p. 51
Winning for Jesus (But Finding Him in the Loss Column): The Tricky Relationship between Evangelism and Sports Success	p. 69
Church at the Ballpark: Baseball Chapel and Its Exclusive Theology in an Age of Growing Religious Diversity	p. 87
From Coors Field to Eternity: Faith Days in Major League Baseball	p. 107
For God, Country, and the Republican Party: The Conservative Politics of Jesus' Pro Sports Warriors	p. 127
Domesticated Christianity: The Political Acquiescence of African American Christians in Sports	p. 147
A Match Made in Heaven-or Hell: The Dissonance between the Values of Jesus and the Values of Big-Time Sports	p. 167
The Salvation of Sports: "Getting it Right" in an Emerging New Era of Faith in Sports	p. 189
Index	p. 211
About the Author	p. 221
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Onward Christian Athletes Turning Ballparks into Pulpits and Players into Preachers

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