O God of Players

O God of Players
Author: Julie Byrne
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0231127480

This is the remarkable story of the first stars of women's basketball. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia, women's basketball was already a well-established, thirty-year tradition. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne explores the unusual lives of these young women, the rare opportunities and pleasures they were allowed, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood that they inspired and helped redefine.

The God Players

The God Players
Author: Phil Valentine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2015
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780996875202

There is no more controversial subject than homosexuality. The primary argument has been over nature vs. nurture. Are homosexuals born that way? Dr. Clark Penrose has settled that argument with his discovery of the gay gene. Now the real controversy begins. Do parents have the right to prevent their child from being born gay? GALLANT (Gay And Lesbian Liberation And National Tolerance) is first out of the gate to file a lawsuit to stop Dr. Penrose. But they aren't the only ones. The Christian Way Organization objects to the procedure on the basis that once genetic tampering is allowed, it will never stop. Parents will be able to order up a baby like buying a new car. The fact that Dr. Penrose has found the gay gene puts the founder of CWO, Lucius Gaylord, in a quandary. He's been preaching for years that homosexuality is a sin. Can being gay really be a sin if one is born that way? Kurt Ford is an ambitious greenhorn attorney who's been chosen by the firm's senior partner to handle the Penrose case. Trouble is, Kurt Ford is gay. Does he choose to do his duty as an attorney and blindly represent his client, or does he have a bigger obligation to people of his own kind? It all plays out in a courtroom drama with twists and turns that continue even after the verdict is read.

Playing God

Playing God
Author: Andy Crouch
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-09-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830837655

With Playing God, Andy Crouch opens the subject of power, elucidating its subtle activity in our relationships and institutions. He gives us much more than a warning against abuse, though. Turning the notion of "playing God" on its head, Crouch celebrates power as the gift by which we join in God's creative, redeeming work in the world.

O God of Players

O God of Players
Author: Julie Byrne
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2003-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0231501951

Between 1972 and 1974, the Mighty Macs of Immaculata College—a small Catholic women's school outside Philadelphia—made history by winning the first three women's national college basketball championships ever played. A true Cinderella team, this unlikely fifteenth-seeded squad triumphed against enormous odds and four powerhouse state teams to secure the championship title and capture the imaginations of fans and sportswriters across the country. But while they were making a significant contribution to legitimizing women's sports in America, the Mighty Macs were also challenging the traditional roles and obligations that circumscribed their Catholic schoolgirl lives. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne goes beyond the fame to explore these young women's unusual lives, their rare opportunities and pleasures, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood they inspired and helped redefine.

The God Who Plays

The God Who Plays
Author: Brian Edgar
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2017-12-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 153260761X

Many people would be surprised to hear that a playful attitude towards God and the world lies at the heart of Christian faith. Traditionally Christians have focused on the serious responsibilities of service, sacrifice, and commitment. But the prophets say that the future kingdom is full of people laughing and playing, which has implications for Christians who are called to live out the future kingdom in the present. Play is not trivial or secondary to work and service—only a playful way of living does justice to the seriousness of life! Play is the essential and ultimate form of relationship with God, which is why Jesus told people to learn from children. Indeed, a playful attitude is an important part of all significant relationships. This book explores grace, faith, love, worship, redemption, and the kingdom from the perspective of a playful attitude. It describes how to create a “play ethic” to match the “work ethic” and discusses play as a virtue, Aquinas’s warning against the sin of not playing enough, and Bonhoeffer’s claim that in a world of pain it is only the Christian who can truly play.

The Media Players

The Media Players
Author: Stephen Wittek
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2015-07-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0472052810

News culture in England grew--not coincidentally--as a spectacular era of theatrical production and innovation reigned