Sport and Christianity in the 21st Century

Dear Colleagues,

The aim and scope of this special issue is to bring together a number of key authors (both academics and practitioners) in the field of sport, spirituality and religion, all of whom are actively engaged in research concerning the specific relationship between sport and Christianity. To this end, the overall purpose of the collection is to present papers on a range of topics which collectively provide the very latest thinking on the central conceptual and theological/theoretical issues currently being debated in this area. A number of the featured contributors are leading authors in the field.

The special issue is based on the Keynote lectures/papers from the Third Global Congress on Sport and Christianity which took place at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, UK in August 2022. The Global Congress is a tri-annual event which brings together key academics and practitioners from across the sport and spirituality community. This is an interdisciplinary group of scholars, many of whom are regular contributors to the wider literature in this area. Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the special issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.

Prof. Dr. Andrew Parker
Dr. Luke Jones
Guest Editors

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