Soccer and the Sublime in the Shadow of Apartheid
Any student of theology can fall in love with the World Cup. And every four years, football fans like me annoy everyone around them by speaking endlessly of the World Cup as the most momentous of religious events. The World Cup in its pure state is not much different from the theologizing of Christmas; it is artistry embodied in flesh—a kind of divine incarnation. When one watches a highlight reel of Brazilian soccer hero Ronaldinho, words fall s…
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