College Sports: Prodigal Son of “Muscular Christianity”
In the wake of a basketball scandal at a prominent Christian university, we take time to remember the Christian roots of college athletics.
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“Christian History Corner: Muscular Christianity’s Prodigal Son, College Sports”
“In the wake of a basketball scandal at a prominent Christian university, we take time to remember the Christian roots of college athletics”
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