Sport & Christianity

The modern world is dominated by sport. The Olympics and the World Cup are seen by billions of television viewers from around the globe. In response to the call of popes and the Second Vatican Council to read the signs of the times, Sport and Christianity explores the connections between these two seemingly disparate phenomena. It reflects on what the fascination for sport reveals about the human person and to what degree sporting activities are compatible with, and can even advance, the churchÆs mission.

Kevin Lixey, L.C., heads the Church and Sport Section within the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Christoph Hbenthal is assistant professor of theological ethics at Radboud University Nijmegen. Dietmar Mieth is professor emeritus of theological and social ethics at the Eberhard-Karls University, Tbingen. Norbert Mller teaches sports science at the Johannes-Gutenberg University and is a member of the International Olympic Academys Commission for Culture and Olympic Education. All Three professors are members of the scientific commission of the Church and Sport working group of the Catholic German Bishops Conference.