Hugh Poland
Hugh Poland is the author of two Christian devotionals on baseball, including Intentional Walk. He is a writer and music minister in Houston.
Hugh Poland is the author of two Christian devotionals on baseball, including Intentional Walk. He is a writer and music minister in Houston.
Michael Serazio is an assistant professor of communication at Boston University, in Boston, Mass. In January 2013, he wrote an essay for The Atlantic likening sports fans’ use of team icons to religious totems.
Charles Honey is a religion and education reporter and columnist for the Grand Rapids Press in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is the author of “Faith on First: Thoughts on God, Nature and Sacrifice Bunts.”
The Sikh Sport Association organizes sporting events for Sikhs and tracks Sikh athletes in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. It is based in Danville, Calif., and the organization maintains a list of contacts by sports.
Muslim Women in Sports is a news blog about Muslim women who play professional and amateur sports around the world. It is the personal blog of Sertaç Sehlikoglu, a doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge in England.
Jewish Sports Review is a bimonthly, subscription-only online publication that covers Jewish sports figures — both on the field and in the front office. It also covers Israeli sports. It is based in Los Angeles, and Shel Wallman is the editor.
The Third Coast Sports Foundation is a sports ministry that works with major and minor league baseball teams to provide Christian acts for “Faith Nights” or “Faith Days” at ballparks. The foundation is based in Nashville, Tenn. Brent High is president.
Shawn Sorenson is the director of the Spirituality and Sports program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif. The program brings in speakers and hosts events on the intersection of sports and faith.
John Sexton is president emeritus of New York University and author of Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game (2013), which is based on an undergraduate seminar he teaches.