{"product_id":"on-the-eighth-day-9781666701142","title":"On the Eighth Day","description":"\"This is a groundbreaking book, standard reading for anyone interested in sports and Christianity--whether Catholic or not. This is basic Catholic theology and basic sports studies at its best!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Chad Carlson, Hope College\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A clearly written, eminently accessible, and theologically perceptive reflection on sports . . . . The authors' balanced approach considers carefully the dangers and ethical challenges that are often encountered in the world of sports. Yet, drawing on the riches of the Catholic theological tradition and a wide range of historical and contemporary illustrations, they also help us recognize that participation in sports may offer nothing less than a sacramental encounter with the divine.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Richard R. Gaillardetz, Boston College \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Laced with lively sports stories, this thought-provoking and accessible book is more than a Catholic theology of sports. It is also a sports theology. While theological guideposts for bringing out the best in sports abound in this book, so do sports guideposts for bringing out the best in faith and life. The authors go head-on with tough questions about flourishing, suffering, doping, social justice, and what it means to be faithful humans in sports.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Tracy J. Trothen, Queen's University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Hoven, Carney, and Engel have written a wonderful new book that introduces undergraduate students and others to Catholic theology and spirituality at the same time that it helps them to gain new insight into the problems and possibilities of sports itself. I highly recommend it!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Patrick Kelly, SJ, University of Detroit Mercy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12326822\"\u003eMatt Hoven\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6955703\"\u003eJ. J. Carney\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15476351\"\u003eMax T. Engel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cascade Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666701142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1666701149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL067070\"\u003eChristian Theology | Ethics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012110\"\u003eChristian Living | Social Issues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL010000\"\u003eChristianity | Catholic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatt Hoven is Kule Chair and Associate Professor of Religious Education at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta at Edmonton, Canada. He is the lead editor of \u003ci\u003eSport and Christianity: Practices for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e and author of several articles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e J. J. Carney is Associate Professor of Theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the author of multiple books, including \u003ci\u003eFor God and My Country: Catholic Leadership in Modern Uganda\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Max T. Engel is Associate Professor of Education and Theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead author of \u003ci\u003eYour School's Catholic Identity: Name It, Claim It, and Build on It.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascade Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523610079469,"sku":"9781666701142","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4c28405f-9aa8-4229-a348-f2df530acf01.jpg?v=1701322475","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/on-the-eighth-day-9781666701142","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}