This interdisciplinary collection explores the nexus of social justice and sport to consider how sport and physical education can serve as a unique point of commonality in an era of religious, political, economic, and cultural polarity.
Nick J. Watson is Chief Operating Officer, Archbishop of York Youth Trust, UK
Grant Jarvie is Chair of Sport and Director of the Academy of Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Andrew Parker is Professor of Sports Ministry at Ridley Hall Theological College, Cambridge, UK.
1. Sport, Christianity and Social Justice? Considering A Theological Foundation 2. Social Justice, Sport and Judaism: A Position Statement 3. Sport for Social Justice, Capability, and the Common Good: A Position Statement in Honor of Tessa Jowell 4. Social Justice in Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Position Statement 5. Social Justice, Sport, and Sociology: A Position Statement 6. Physical Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice: A Position Statement 7. Social Justice, Character Education, and Sport: A Position Statement 8. A Position Statement on Social Justice, Physical Education, and Bullying: A Figurational Sociological Perspective 9. Social Justice, Sport and Racism: A Position Statement 10. Sport, Homelessness, and Capability: Voices from the Street 11. Taking a Knee, Making a Stand: Social Justice, Trump America, and the Politics of Sport