Everton FC and St. Domingo's Church

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In Everton FC and St. Domingo's Church: How Religion</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Transformed Football Bob Waterhouse uncovers the powerful</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>and sometimes controversial role of churches in shaping the</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>early game.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From Victorian Liverpool where Methodist teetotalism inspired</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From Victorian Liverpool where Methodist teetotalism inspired</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Everton's birth to the sectarian rivalries of Glasgow and the</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Catholic-driven rise of Celtic this book shows how faith helped set</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>football's foundations. Deeply inspired by St. Domingo's Church</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>the cradle of Everton FC Waterhouse explores how its</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>congregation's values fellowship and moral vision shaped what</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>would become one of England's most storied clubs. He also</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>reveals how Christian values of discipline and teamwork were</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>exported worldwide from South America to Europe through</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>missionaries schools and sporting associations. Alongside</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Christianityhe explores how Islam Judaism and Sikhism have</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>more recently shaped the game's culture reminding us that</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>football's reli</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>gious roots continue to grow.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Balancing scholarship with storytelling Waterhouse not only</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Balancing scholarship with storytelling Waterhouse not only</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>revisits the birth of famous clubs but also asks bold questions: how</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>much influence did St. Domingo's truly have on Everton's</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>founding? And what do today's football chaplains faith-based</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>teams and global debates over religion in sport tell us about</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>football's future?</span></p><p></p>