Interfaith sports for world peace
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Date
2004
Authors
Kweyu, W.I.
Wamukoya, E. K.
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
In the world of increasing fanaticism in both religion and sports followers of various.
religions and members of various sects within a particular religion dismiss each other and
collectively in most sportsmen and sportswomen as none serious. The religious view
sport as pagan white majority of the sporting fraternity consider the former as heretics
and ascetics. On the contrary, it is a fact that some rituals take a physical approach
although with spiritual goals while some sports require focus and meditation when other
levels of training have been achieved. It is evident in international gatherings like Hajj
and Olympics that religion and sports are strong forces that can drive the world in the
direction of peace and unity. This paper examines how sports can be used to enhance
unity diversity in this multi-religions age.
Description
A paper presented at the 2nd East Africa regional pre-games scientific conference on sport and physical education for greater cooperation in Eastern Africa held on 18th - 19th November 2004 at Kenyatta University