"Glorify God by educating and ministering to a diverse community of students for the purpose of developing servant-leaders, transforming society for the kingdom of Christ," states Geneva College's Mission Statement. A Reform-Presbyterian school in Beaver Falls, PA. (Geneva,2003)
Coakley states "Religious schools use sport for promoting spiritual growth, recruiting new members and promoting religious beliefs and organizations, and promoting fundamentalist beliefs and evangelical orientations," (Coakley, 531). Both the mission statement and Coakley have a common denominator in wanting to instill a positive influence through religion and sport. Schools like Geneva College, do so by incorporating religious works into their curriculum.
Athletes, coaches and teams use religion in sport through multiple purposes such as:
1. To cope with uncertainty
2. To stay out of trouble
3. To give meaning to sport participation
4. To put sport participation into a balanced perspective
5. To establish solidarity and unity
6. To reaffirm expectations, rules, and social control on teams
7. To assert autonomy in the face of power
8. To achieve personal and competitive success
9. To market games and sell tickets
(Coakley, 2009)
If we go off of Coakley's nine purposes we can see the differences between colleges that instill religion and colleges that do not. Colleges such as University of Miami, Florida, University of Florida, and University of Pittsburgh are all universities that have been in the news recently for troubled programs. Where as programs such as; University of Notre Dame, Duquesne University, and Oral Roberts University that do center their learning mission around religion have been news free of troubled programs. As Coakley put in his nine rules these school are teaching their student-athletes to establish solidarity and unity, while also keeping intact social control, rules, and respect to authority.
Christian colleges, universities, and bible colleges. (2010). Retrieved from
http://www.college-scholarships.com/christian_colleges.htm
Mission statement. (2003, May 27). Retrieved from
http://www.geneva.edu/page/mission_statement
WPXI, . (2010, August 4). Pitt football star pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in s. side brawl. Retrieved
from
http://www.wpxi.com/news/24306304/detail.html
Coakley, J. (2009). Sports in society. New York, NY:
The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Coakley states "Religious schools use sport for promoting spiritual growth, recruiting new members and promoting religious beliefs and organizations, and promoting fundamentalist beliefs and evangelical orientations," (Coakley, 531). Both the mission statement and Coakley have a common denominator in wanting to instill a positive influence through religion and sport. Schools like Geneva College, do so by incorporating religious works into their curriculum.
Athletes, coaches and teams use religion in sport through multiple purposes such as:
1. To cope with uncertainty
2. To stay out of trouble
3. To give meaning to sport participation
4. To put sport participation into a balanced perspective
5. To establish solidarity and unity
6. To reaffirm expectations, rules, and social control on teams
7. To assert autonomy in the face of power
8. To achieve personal and competitive success
9. To market games and sell tickets
(Coakley, 2009)
If we go off of Coakley's nine purposes we can see the differences between colleges that instill religion and colleges that do not. Colleges such as University of Miami, Florida, University of Florida, and University of Pittsburgh are all universities that have been in the news recently for troubled programs. Where as programs such as; University of Notre Dame, Duquesne University, and Oral Roberts University that do center their learning mission around religion have been news free of troubled programs. As Coakley put in his nine rules these school are teaching their student-athletes to establish solidarity and unity, while also keeping intact social control, rules, and respect to authority.
Christian colleges, universities, and bible colleges. (2010). Retrieved from
http://www.college-scholarships.com/christian_colleges.htm
Mission statement. (2003, May 27). Retrieved from
http://www.geneva.edu/page/mission_statement
WPXI, . (2010, August 4). Pitt football star pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in s. side brawl. Retrieved
from
http://www.wpxi.com/news/24306304/detail.html
Coakley, J. (2009). Sports in society. New York, NY:
The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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