“Should We Keep Religion Out of Games?”
A July 2, 2012 article in IGN which investigates the claim that the video game Asura’s Wrath is offensive to Hindus.
A July 2, 2012 article in IGN which investigates the claim that the video game Asura’s Wrath is offensive to Hindus.
Kevin Schut is a professor of media and communication at Trinity Western University in British Columbia, Canada. He studies the intersection of religion, culture and technology, with an emphasis on video games. In 2013, Schut published Of Games and God: A Christian Exploration of Video Games.
An essay by Dr. Rachel Wagner that argues that video games are addictive, yet they satisfy significant religious needs. In particular, they create an opening for people to think critically about life and provide hope those who feel overwhelmed by racism, sexism and authoritarianism in society’s current structure.
Read a May 7, 2013, article from Salon.com about what Tim Tebow’s firing means for the Christian celebrity movement.
Read an April 29, 2013, article from the Associated Press about Tim Tebow’s firing from the New York Jets.
YMCA (The Y) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to put “Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.”
Read “The religion of football,” a June 4, 2010, post at CNN’s Belief Blog about the parallels one author sees between his religion and his passion for soccer.
Another is a June 10, 2010, piece at The Huffington Post, “Love and Devotion: The World Cup and the ‘Religion’ of Soccer,” by Bradley B. Onishi, a doctoral candidate in the religious studies department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.