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Muscular Christianity

Muscular Christianity is a term applied to a religious movement that originated in England in the mid-19th century. It is an approach to life and social outreach which emphasizes the benefits of sport and other physical exercise, as well as the healthy expression of masculinity. It is accompanied by a belief in discipline, duty and self-sacrifice. The…

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Thomas Hughes

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Muscular Christianity

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Muscular Christianity

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related to United States · 28
Muscular Christianity → American, Amos Alonzo Stagg, An, Anglo-Saxon Protestant, Baylor University, Christian, Christianity, Dwight, Elmer Gantry, God, In, Moody, Muscular Christians, Oberlin College YMCA, Parodied, Paul Putz, Protestantism, Reinhold Niebuhr, Scholar Irén Annus, Sinclair Lewis
related to England · 27
Muscular Christianity → America, American, Anglican, At, Britain, Christian, Christians, Churches, East-End London, England, Holy Trinity Shoreditch, In, It, Jay, Like, London, New York City's YMCA, Puritan, Reverend Arthur Osborne Montgomery, Similar
related to Africa · 19
Muscular Christianity → According, Adams College, Africa, African, Christian Africans, Christianity, European, It, Men, Missionary, Over, Peter Alegi, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, The, This, Western, Western-style
has impact · 17
Muscular Christianity → According, Ancient Olympic Games, Christian McCaffrey, Coubertin, Greece, Ilia Topuria, In, Jeremy Lin, Josh Hamilton, Manny Pacquiao, Nicholas Watson, Olympic Games, Olympics, Pierre, These, Tim Tebow, United States
related to background · 15
Muscular Christianity → Age, Apostle, Asceticism, Catharism, Christian, Christianity, Enlightenment, However, Instead, Middle Ages, Paul, Rousseau's Emile, Sects, The Muscular Christianity, Until
related to Asia · 14
Muscular Christianity → Abe, According, Bushido, Christian, Elwood Brown, Far Eastern Championship Games, Ikuo Abe, Japan, Japan's, Japanese, Manila, Philippines, Western, YMCA
related to Definitions and etymology · 14
Muscular Christianity → An, As Kingsley, Briton, Christian, February, In, John MacGregor, Kingsley, Kingsley's, Sandars, Saturday Review, The, Three, Two Years Ago
related to Thomas Hughes · 11
Muscular Christianity → Christian, English, God, Hughes, In Tom Brown, Kingsley's, Oxford, The, The Muscular Christians, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown
see also · 8
Muscular Christianity → Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Biblical, ChristianityJohn Smyth, ChristianityPhysical, England's, JudaismNew Testament, Sports, Sr
related to South Asia · 6
Muscular Christianity → Hindu, Hinduism, Indian, Swami Vivekananda's, The North American YMCA, Western

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Muscular Christianityis aterm applied to a religious movement that originated in England in the mid-19th century0.90text
Catharism believed the flesh to be wholly corrupted.The Muscular Christianity movement was never officially organizedinstance ofSects0.80text
Dwight Linstance ofit appeared first in private schools and then in YMCA and in the preaching of evangelists0.80text
Reinhold Niebuhrinstance ofand out of step with theologians0.80text
its influence declined in American mainline Protestantism.Baylor University scholar Paul Putz summarises the purpose of Muscular Christianity as a mode to sanctify sportsinstance ofand out of step with theologians0.80text
positing that Muscular Christianityinstance ofand out of step with theologians0.80text
the Fellowship of Christian Athletesinstance ofand through the latter half of the 20th century was promoted by organizations0.80text
Athletes in Actioninstance ofand through the latter half of the 20th century was promoted by organizations0.80text
Promise Keepersinstance ofand through the latter half of the 20th century was promoted by organizations0.80text
Power Teaminstance ofand through the latter half of the 20th century was promoted by organizations0.80text
and other Christian mixed martial artsinstance ofand through the latter half of the 20th century was promoted by organizations0.80text
football shared many of the same valuesinstance ofas administrators and missionaries believed sports0.80text

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