Baseball as a Road to God : Seeing Beyond the Game (Paperback)

from chgstrom

The author teaches a college class with the same title. He weaves in baseball stories with aspects of religion. I really enjoyed the baseball stories. Some of the religious discussions got a little tedious, but overall, the author made his point and the book was very enjoyable.

from Frank_Juliano

Of course there are the "Miracle Mets,'' and there may have been divine intervention in the whole 2004 playoffs between New York and Boston. John Sexton brings out these and other well-loved baseball moments. Bill Mazerowski! Bobby Thompson! Of course baseball and spirituality are linked, right? ...

from dmcco01

I enjoyed this book for its baseball stories as much as I did for the attempt to link those stories to spiritual themes. Well worth your time if you're a baseball fan. You may be a little disappointed if you're looking for the connection between baseball and faith to be tied up in a neat package....

from pmackey

Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game, by John Sexton, is an excellent book on two of my favorite topics, baseball and the exploration of God. If you've ever experienced a transcendent moment during a baseball game, then this book is for you. If you're of the opinion that one can enco...

from nmele

What I enjoyed most about this book was the baseball tales Sexton tells to illustrate the ways baseball fandom might just be a pathway to religious faith. Although himself a Catholic, a Brooklyn Dodger fan as a kid and a Yankee fan now, Sexton brings in stories and insights from other faiths and ...