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The Religious History of the Premier League

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The Religious History of the Premier League

The Christian origins of a sport that now functions like its own faith

Chris Gehrz
Aug 5, 2022
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The English Premier League kicks off its 2022-2023 season today, with a London derby between Crystal Palace and Arsenal. So I thought I’d update a 2019 post from The Anxious Bench to celebrate the occasion…

At some point in the last few years, (global) football surpassed basketball and hockey to join (American) football as my favorite non-baseball sports…

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