Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Wednesday, April 6th, 2020.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison.

One reporter called it the stuff of sporting legend.

Another called it borderline surreal. A director of sports

medicine called it a story that's just beyond belief. They were describing the news that Tiger Woods

might play in tomorrow's Masters Tournament less than 14 months after a car accident that nearly

led to the amputation of his

right leg. Woods ended the speculation with his announcement yesterday, as of right now, I feel like I'm

going to play. More than 35,000 fans were on the grounds at Augusta National on Monday, hoping to get a glimpse of his

practice round, and his fellow professionals were more than excited to see him.

Tiger Woods has 82 PGA Tour wins, tied with Sam Sneed for the most in history.

In 2001, he became the first golfer ever to hold all four professional major

championships at the same time. He was the youngest master's champion ever and is the career

money list leader. At age 46, Woods is 14 years older than the average age for a major golf champion.

Only two players in the last 54 years were his age or older when they won a Grand Slam title,

and neither was attempting to come back from a life-threatening accident.

Why would Woods even consider doing this?

The question is actually relevant, not just for him, but for us all.

Carolyn Chin is co-director of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion at UC Berkeley.

In a recent article for The Atlantic, she discusses one of the most fascinating

and troubling trends in American culture, our collective worship of work. She cites a McKinsey report

that 70% of employees said their sense of purpose is defined by their work. In her view, the invisible religion of work has become an unassailable part of our culture. According to Chin, and I quote, at a time when religious affiliation rates are the lowest they've been in the past 73 years,

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