{"author_name":"Theology in the Raw","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw/episodes/6581b7ed-3f25-48c6-8aa1-ebe2a6c5ac16","description":"<p>To listen to our extra-innnings conversation, where we talk about LGBTQ Pride Night at major league baseball games, become a member of the Theology in the Raw community at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://patreon.com/theologyintheraw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/theologyintheraw</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Paul Putz is Assistant professor of Christianity and sports and director of the Faith &amp; Sports Institute at Baylor’s Truett Seminary. He's the author of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Game-American-Christianity-Big-Time/dp/0190091061\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity and Big-Time Sports</em></a>&nbsp;(Oxford University Press, 2024), and the forthcoming&nbsp;<em>Jesus and James Naismith: A History of Basketball and Christianity from Origins to the NBA</em>&nbsp;(Eerdmans. 2027). </p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw/episodes/6581b7ed-3f25-48c6-8aa1-ebe2a6c5ac16/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"How Should Christians Think about Sports and Fandom? Dr. Paul Putz ","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}