Professor of Religious Studies Joseph Price was recently quoted in The New York Times article "When Some Turn to Church, Others go to Crossfit" where he discussed how activities, such as Crossfit, can create community and passionate devotion, characteristics usually associated with religion.
“To what extent is the worldview of the CrossFitters determined by their practices, their aspirations for the perfect body, or for the most fit male or female in the world?” Professor Price said to the New York Times. “Does their aspiration for fitness shape their view of how their world is ordered and organized?”
Price is the Genevieve Shaul Connick Professor of Religious Studies. He has published numerous essays and books on sports and religion, including From Season to Season: Sports as American Religion and Rounding the Bases: Baseball and Religion in America. Combining his interests in sports, ritual studies, and music, he has sung the national anthem for more than 125 professional baseball games in 20 Major League ballparks and 100 minor league stadiums in 42 states. Price is also the Co-Director of the College's Institute for Baseball Studies, the first humanities-based research center of its kind associated with a college or university in the United States.
Read more in the New York Times.
