James A. Mathisen is a sociology professor emeritus at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. where he taught a course in sport and sociology. He is the author of an essay, “American Sport as Folk Religion: Examining a Test of Its Strength” in From Season to Season: Sports as American Religion (2004). He also co-wrote the book Muscular Christianity: Evangelical Protestants and the Development of American Sport (1999).
| Website | http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Departments/Socio/Emeriti-Faculty/Jim-Mathisen |
| Email address | James.A.Mathisen@wheaton.edu |
| Phone number | 630-752-5015 (Wheaton media relations" |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, education, Ethics, Marriage & family, Media, Society & culture, Sports & games |
| Locations | Illinois, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Languages | English |