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1. Olympic Ethics and Philosophy

   Edited by Mike McNamee, Jim Parry

   This book contains an international collection of essays by leading philosophers of sport on the ethics and philosophy of the Olympic Games. The essays consider a range of topics including critical reflections on nationalism and internationalism within the Olympic movement, sexism in...

   To Be Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Phenomenological Approaches to Sport

   Edited by Irena Martínková, Jim Parry

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   The study of sport is often thought of simply in terms of the sport sciences. This book explains how a phenomenological approach is capable of revealing the nature and meanings of sport in ways that are beyond the reach of the sciences and how the very concepts required by sport science stand in...

   Published March 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Theology, Ethics and Transcendence in Sports

   Edited by Jim Parry, Mark Nesti, Nick Watson

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   This book provides an inter-disciplinary examination of the relationship between sport, spirituality and religion. It covers a wide-range of topics, such as prayer and sport, religious and spiritual perspectives on athletic identity and ‘flow’ in sport, theological analysis of genetic performance...

   Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
4. Sport and Spirituality

   An Introduction

   By Jim Parry, Simon Robinson, Nick Watson, Mark Nesti

   Sport science can quantify many aspects of human performance but the spiritual dimensions of sports experience cannot be fully understood through measurement. However, the spiritual experience of sport – be it described as ‘flow’, ‘transcendence’ or the discovery of meaning and value – is central...

   Published August 21st 2007 by Routledge
5. The Olympic Games Explained

   A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games

   By Jim Parry, Vassil Girginov

   Series: Student Sport Studies

   An awesome festival of sporting excellence and competition, the Olympic Games have now evolved into a major international event with great cultural, political, economic and social importance. The Olympic Games Explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly...

   Published February 28th 2005 by Routledge