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When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide
Darron T. Smith
其他書名
Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond
出版
Rowman & Littlefield
, 2015-10-30
主題
Social Science / Sociology of Religion
Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects
Religion / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Social Science / Discrimination
Religion / Christian Living / Social Issues
ISBN
1442217901
9781442217904
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rwmuCgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide tells the story of Brandon Davies’ dismissal from Brigham Young University’s NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport at BYU and beyond. Author Darron T. Smith analyzes the athletes dismissed through BYU’s honor code violations and suggests that they are disproportionately African American, which has troubling implications. He ties these dismissals to the complicated history of negative views towards African Americans in the LDS faith. These honor code dismissals elucidate the challenges facing black athletes at predominantly white institutions. Weaving together the history of the black athlete in America and the experience of blackness in Mormon theology, When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide offers a timely and powerful analysis of the challenges facing African American athletes in the NCAA today.