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The SkyePod - Paul Putz (Patreon)

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Paul Putz from Baylor University is here to explain how sports, football especially, has become so associated with Christianity in the US

Paul Putz from Baylor University is here to explain to Skye how sports became so tightly associated with Christianity in America, even as the church's influence in most other American institutions declined. He traces the history from the early 1900s, explaining how it was tied to the social gospel, racism, and liberal Protestantism, and how it has evolved into what we see today. And what’s a “Middlebrow Protestant?”

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Evelyn Turner

One of the reasons I enjoy this show is because of episodes like this. It offered a clear historical perspective and explains things like sports in a broad social context. This somehow fills in a lot of blanks in my understanding of the Christian landscape. Thanks for a good discussion

Thomas W Skaff

Holy Posters: HELP! I don't know where to post this question but there is this video of a sermon by Jack Hibbs wherein he praises Trump and Bibi for bombing Iran because God needs us to protect Jerusalem or Jesus can't return. Here's the link. Comments? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy6WJi-vJ8Y&t=1381s

Esther Luna

I found the assessment of why mainliners often became or become Evangelical, very insightful

Amy & Rebecca Green

Fascinating. It’s always so interesting- and instructive to learn the history of yet another element of American and/or evangelical culture. So much of what has always just been part of the water we swim in has been developed - sometimes more recently and more deliberately than we know. It helps me to see with new eyes and to wonder what I may be giving undue weight or placing expectations on others that don’t actually have a gospel foundation.

Meaghan

Paul said something enlightening about athletes, that could be attributed to the pastor problem Skey frequently references…he said, “it does something to your soul when you’re always on display…when people are watching you too closely to see how you perform. So I think there’s a danger there even for those of us who are fans to idolize to look to celebrity athletes [pastors] to give meaning to our own faith…” Wow! I was taken aback and thought, is this the problem in many churches today. The pastor is placed on a pedestal and it isn’t good for his/her soul. Thus, things like pride, fame, power are able to more easily grip the leaders. Thoughts?