Religion & Sports (Gods and GOATS) (#311)

Religion on the Mind

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Spirituality

4.7 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this third appearance on You Have Permission, Dr. Terry Shoemaker of Arizona State University joins me to discuss the parallels between religion and sports as described in his new book Religion and Sports: The Basics. We look at four key parallels between religious and athletic life: rituals, devotions, identities, and communities. From early morning Arsenal fan gatherings to how families connect through college football despite tense religious differences, we unpack how sports can serve many of the same social and psychological functions as traditional religion — often with lower stakes. With the similarities of how sports and religion both create calendrical rhythms, foster community bonds, create transcendent experiences, and require devotion, sports offer unique opportunities for connection across ideological divides. Highlights 05:49 Rituals in Sports and Religion 11:49 The Role of Identity in Sports Fandom 28:45 The Power of Community in Sports 42:12 Devotion: Sports as a Modern Religion Terry's Book on Sports | Religions and Sports: The Basics Terry's Faculty Page Terry's Amazon Book Page Dan's Substack Piece | In Defense of Sports Past Episodes with Terry: To Escape "Culture War Christianity" (#16) Who Are the "Spiritual But Not Religious"? (#82) ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia.com -- he is accepting more work!) Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by sprungle.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.5	Welcome to You Have Permission, the show that aims to take both Christianity and the modern world of science and culture very seriously.
1:11.4	I'm Dan Koch. I'm a licensed therapist. And I am rejoined for the third time, three-time guest,
1:19.5	Terry Schumacher from Arizona State University. Terry, welcome back. Thanks a lot. It's great to be back
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