In defense of religion-sport separation in coaching.

Autor: Matz, Lou
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Zdroj: Journal of the Philosophy of Sport; Mar2023, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p100-115, 16p
Abstrakt: Can a coach rightfully integrate a religious orientation in their coaching in a public institution? In its recent Kennedy v Bremerton School District (2022) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court defended the educational value of players' exposure to diverse expressive activities as a part of learning how to live in a pluralistic society. I contend that religion-sport separation is the most philosophically defensible position, based primarily on the problems with supernatural theism in religions like Christianity. Nonetheless, there is a form of religion-sport integration that is theoretically possible within my critique of theism which could strengthen the inner morality of sport. I describe the two necessary conditions of this potential religion-sport integration but conclude that the problems with defining the 'religious' might ultimately strengthen my defense of religion-sport separation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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