The Mystical and Sublime in Extreme Sports: Experiences of Psychological Well-Being or Christian Revelation?
Studies in World Christianity December 2, 2015 N. Watson, A. Parker 18 citations
The aim of this article is to examine the legitimacy of claims that athletes in extreme sports may encounter the mystical and sublime, when examined though a Christian theological lens. Drawing on the works of theologians and religious studies scholars – in particular, that of Richard Zaehner (1961) – and social scientists who have written on the topic of the mystical and sublime in sporting...