Faith of Our Fathers: Football as a religion by Alan Edge (Mainstream Sport, 1999)
Edge draws on his experiences as a lifelong Liverpool supporter to explore the analogy of football with religion. With chapters entitled 'Baptism', 'Indoctrination', 'Confirmation', 'Communion', 'Confession' and 'Penance', the author leaves no one in any doubt of the idea he is trying to put across.
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Fields of God: Football and the kingdom of God by Mark Roques and Jim Tickner (Authentic Lifestyle, 2003)
Roques uses his passion for the beautiful game to demonstrate just how much God loves us and football – and how the game should really be played.
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Football Against the Enemy by Simon Kuper (Orion, 2003)
The author travelled to 22 countries to look at how football became a potent force in the lives of billions of people. He focuses on national, political and cultural identities, where football is the medium through which the world's hopes and fears, passions and hatreds are expressed.
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The Hand of God: The life of Diego Maradona by Jimmy Burns (Bloomsbury, 2002)
This is not a eulogy to the man's genius on the field but an exploration of Maradona as a phenomenon in Argentina, where he became a religious icon.
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The Secular Faith Controversy: Religion in three dimensions by Edward Bailey (Continuum International, 2001)
Bailey suggests how the concept of 'implicit religion' can help us understand the contemporary scene, other people and ourselves.
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