EPISODE · Jun 1, 2023 · 44 MIN

Can Basketball Save the World?

from Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture · host Sean McDowell, Scott Rae

Have we been looking in the wrong place–politics and religion–when we should be looking to a sport to save us? In this (fun) episode, Sean and Scott discuss a recent book called How Basketball Can Save the World, by NYU professor David Hollander. They discuss certain life principles that can be garnered from basketball and assess the idea of whether or not basketball can save us.This episode is also available as a video on Biola's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/eF6TdBW_HusRead a transcript of this episode at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2023/can-basketball-save-the-world ==========Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California. Find all episodes of Think Biblically at: https://www.biola.edu/think-biblically. To submit comments, ask questions, or make suggestions on issues you'd like us to cover or guests you'd like us to have on the podcast, email us at [email protected].

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Have we been looking in the wrong place–politics and religion–when we should be looking to a sport to save us? In this (fun) episode, Sean and Scott discuss a recent book called How Basketball Can Save the World, by NYU professor David Hollander. They discuss certain life principles that can be garnered from basketball and assess the idea of whether or not basketball can save us. This episode is also available as a video on Biola's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/eF6TdBW_Hus Read a transc...

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