{"product_id":"hockey-as-a-religion-von-olivier-bauer","title":"Hockey as a Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eSport 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e\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\u003e\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\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781863359306\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Montreal Canadiens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781863359306","offer_id":46455010132293,"sku":"9781863359306","price":45.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/4661c9a9-091a-4e4a-b442-e8e286941bf4.jpg?v=1756699912","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/hockey-as-a-religion-von-olivier-bauer","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}