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Since 2016, the triennial Global Congress on Sport and Christianity (GCSC) has provided an interdisciplinary and collaborative space for meaningful exploration of sport and Christianity among scholars and practitioners. The Program Committee for the fourth GCSC seeks to continue the conversation. We invite proposals featuring research, scholarship, and/or reflection on sport and Christianity, in all of its forms. Proposals are welcome from all backgrounds and communities, with the hope that our gathering can be a truly global and diverse meeting:

In this special edition of European Studies in Sports History we want to explore the change of the attitudes of sportsmen and -women of which the rise of spectator sports and active sports participation – at the expense of religious celebrations and rituals – are a visual manifestation. We are eager to know more about the experiences in different parts of the world (particularly Europe), in any gender role, in active sports participation, spectator sports, or their interactions.

Inspiring sport moments… some bring you to your knees while others bring you off your feet. There are moments that generate tears of joy and those that generate tears wrought with pain. A life can be inspired in a moment. This inaugural conference will cover a wide range of topics related to sport and inspiration.