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| Football, Faith, and America's Civil Religion |
| February 01, 2020 |
In a polarized nation, we take a closer look at the intersection of football, pastoral care and the ways we come together. |
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| Faith Inside the Locker Room: Meet 49ers Team Pastor Earl Smith |
February 01, 2020 |
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As the San Francisco 49ers prepare to meet the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami for Super Bowl LIV we talk to Team Pastor Earl Smith. Unlike most workplaces, NFL football team franchises are physically and emotionally demanding work environments where the average career span of a pro is 3.7 years. Drawing on his own spiritual journey, Smith shares his counseling approach to encourage the development of these young professional athletes on the field and beyond.
Rev. Earl Smith, team Pastor of the San Francisco 49ers, and author of Death Row Chaplain
Death Row Chaplain
Courtesy Simon & Schuster
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| The Longer View: Exploring the Ancient Cultural Roots of America’s Civil Religion |
February 01, 2020 |
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When a religious studies and philosophy professor discovered a way to bring his academic scholarship to his passion for sports -- he found a niche. Eric Bain-Selbo is the author of Game Day and God: Football, Faith, and Politics in the American South along with numerous books and articles. Exploring the ethics and interplay of faith and politics, Bain-Selbo offers insights on the religious roots of a sports culture that celebrates violent aggression, rituals of physical sacrifice and hyper-masculine competitiveness.
Eric Bain-Selbo, Ph.D., Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Indiana University Kokomo
Understanding Sport as a
Religious Phenomenon
Courtesy Bloomsbury
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| Crossing Fault Lines: A Religion Journalist’s Mission to Spark Engagement |
February 01, 2020 |
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We meet a reporter who decides to launch a start-up using an online platform to challenge the conventional wisdom that folks are not interested in religion. In Spokane, Washington state’s second-largest city, we hear how Tracy Simmons sustains a new platform for a growing community of people of faith and “no faith” to connect both online and in-person. On February 1st, 2020, the day before the Superbowl, the group kicks off a new series of live “Coffee Talks” at their newly opened center with a discussion on building community and dialoguing through differences in these divided and polarized times.
Tracy Simmons Journalist and founder of SpokaneFāVS.
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| UPDATE: CORRECTED LINK Crossing Fault Lines: A Religion Journalist’s Mission to Spark Engagement |
February 02, 2020 |
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We meet a reporter who decides to launch a start-up using an online platform to challenge the conventional wisdom that folks are not interested in religion. In Spokane, Washington state’s second-largest city, we hear how Tracy Simmons sustains a new platform for a growing community of people of faith and “no faith” to connect both online and in-person. On February 1st, 2020, the day before the Superbowl, the group kicks off a new series of live “Coffee Talks” at their newly opened center with a discussion on building community and dialoguing through differences in these divided and polarized times.
Tracy Simmons Journalist and founder of SpokaneFāVS. |
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