{"product_id":"9781863359306","title":"Hockey As A Religion","description":"Sport is all about play and game, aesthetic and strength, passion and emotion, challenge and rivalry. But because sometimes players and fans look for a little extra help from God, gods, spirits or any other Supreme Being, sport is also a matter of beliefs and Faith. Often, sport uses religion if the sport itself does not become a religion first.\u003cp\u003eIn Montreal, the fans' passion and emotion benefits the Montreal Canadiens, the oldest and the most victorious National Hockey League team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2008, the Protestant Theologian Olivier Bauer, a former hockey goaltender, is carefully studying the religious aspects of the Montreal Canadiens. In his book, Olivier Bauer reveals how the Montreal Canadiens becomes a religion, specifies which kind of religion it is, and explains how it is interrelated with Quebec's Catholicism. From a theological point of view, he analyses two ways of practicing the Montreal Canadiens Religion, shows why both ways are idolatry, denounces the weakness of such a religion, and pleads for an evangelical use of the Montreal Canadiens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the Montreal Canadiens, Olivier Bauer explains how sport becomes a religion, but he also critics the religion that sport offers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Common Ground Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057983439088,"sku":"9781863359306","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781863359306_p0.jpg?v=1763601424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781863359306","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}