Sports and Success in the Light of Christ

Abstract

Modem day sport disseminates and transmits values which are
not always congruent with the Christian faith. The relationship
between sport and religion within the context of success has
implications for Christology. Jesus is modernized,
muscularized and turned into a modem day sports hero. This
reconstruction is made possible when the Jesus of history is
separated from the Christ of faith. The sports-religion
relationship also has implications for the image of self. Our
success rather than our relationship to Jesus Christ becomes the
platform for our spiritual testimony. This image of self also
needs to be challenged in light of the overall gospel witness.