{"product_id":"touchdowns-for-jesus-and-other-signs-of-apocalypse-lifting-the-veil-on-big-time-sports-hardcover","title":"Touchdowns for Jesus and Other Signs of Apocalypse: Lifting the Veil on Big-Time Sports - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcia W. Mount Shoop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard M. Jauron\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity--reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus takes you beneath the veil in some of the most challenging issues in sports today: fanaticism, sexism, racism, and abuse of power. And beneath the lifted veil you also encounter wisdom about how we can find our way back to what is most life-giving about sports. If you love sports, or if you just wonder why others do, Touchdowns for Jesus will give you a whole new way to view the games people play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rev. Marcia W. Mount Shoop, PhD, is the author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Bones Dance: Embodiment and the Body of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and a blogger on faith, family, and football at www.marciamountshoop.com. She and her husband, Coach John Shoop, have been in the world of big-time sports for over twenty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e See \u003ci\u003eTouchdowns for Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e in the news: \u003cbr\u003e First Things\u003cbr\u003e Radio interview \"The Game,\" Chicago\u003cbr\u003e Englewood Review of Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Christian Century\u003cbr\u003e The News and Observer, on UNC scandal\u003cbr\u003e The Thoughtful Christian, on Intimate Partner Violence\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469621575858,"sku":"9781498205696","price":41.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2348e40b576812c140765576f747ba3d.webp?v=1779076738","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/touchdowns-for-jesus-and-other-signs-of-apocalypse-lifting-the-veil-on-big-time-sports-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}