Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2015

Abstract

When thinking about the spectacle of sports fandom in light of the Bible, two assertions immediately come to mind. First, sports have become—for much of North American or Western society—an idol. Second, sports have also co-opted many aspects of the life of faith. These two immediate perspectives are so obvious that one is left to wonder whether there is anything more to say about sports in light of the Bible. Maybe there is.

Publication Title

Word & World

ISSN

0275-5270

Publisher

Luther Seminary

Volume

35

Issue

4

First Page

317

Last Page

325

Published Citation

Jacobson, Rolf A. “Sports Fandom: Worthless Idol and Wonderful Thing.” Word & World 35, no. 4 (September 2015): 317–25.

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