“A Special Form of Derangement”: Karl Barth’s Approach to Sport Rooted in Prayer

In The Christian Life, his unfinished volume of Church Dogmatics, Karl Barth describes sport as “a special form of derangement”. Barth identifies sport as a lordless power, an element of society that humans believe they control, but ends up dictating the terms of engagement. Situating his discussion...

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Main Author: Whitmore, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B Lord’s Prayer
B Church Dogmatics
B Karl Barth
B lordless powers
B Prayer
B Sports
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