Passion Plays by Randall Balmer

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/63146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Passion Plays Series: A Ferris and Ferris Book Author: Randall Balmer Narrator: Randall Balmer Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 09-20-22 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Sociology of Sports Publisher's Summary: Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. From baseball to basketball and football to ice hockey, Balmer explores the origins and histories of big-time sports from the late nineteenth century to the present, with entertaining anecdotes and fresh insights into their ties to religious life.