Running for Jesus!: The Virtues and the Vices of Disability and Sport

The author explores some of the virtues and the vices of sport for Christians. Although sport is clearly a popular and potentially fruitful enterprise for human beings, it has its glories and its temptations. On the one hand, sport can be a magnificent exhibition of the beauty, diversity, power, and...

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Subtitles:Theology, Disability and Sport : Reflections on Physical and Intellectual Impairment and Well-Being
Main Author: Swinton, John 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2017]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-200
Further subjects:B Disability
B Practical Theology
B Pastoral Theology
B Disability studies
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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