Description
Jackie Robinson believed in a God who sides with the oppressed and who calls us to see one another as sisters and brothers. This faith was a powerful but quiet engine that drove and sustained him as he shattered racial barriers on and beyond the baseball diamond. Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography explores the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement. Marked by sacrifice and service, inclusiveness and hope, Robinson's faith shaped not only his character but also baseball and America itself.
Author: Michael G. Long, Chris Lamb
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 03/10/2017
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.09w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780664262037
ISBN10: 0664262031
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious