Contents -- Foreword to English edition - Leszek Sibilski -- Preface - Dietmar Mieth -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Christian Mission within the Field of Sport - Bishop Josef Clemens -- Part 1. Anthropological Aspects -- 1. Man, Mortality, and the Athletic Hero: Yesterday and Today - Karen Joisten -- 2. Overcoming Dualism: The Unity of the Human Person in Sport - Pedro Barrajón, L.C. -- 3. Morality and Beauty: Sport at the Service of the Human Person - Christoph Hübenthal -- Part 2. Theological Aspects -- 4. Biblical and Patristic Foundations for Sport - Alois Koch, S.J. -- 5. Sport in the Magisterium of Pius XII - Kevin Lixey, L.C. -- 6. Sport in the Magisterium of John Paul II - Bishop Carlo Mazza -- 7. Sport in the Magisterium of Benedict XVI - Bishop Josef Clemens -- 8. A Christian Vision of Sport - Dietmar Mieth -- Part 3. Pastoral Aspects -- 9. Sport as a Sign of the Times: Pastoral Observations and Challenges - Stephan Goertz -- 10. Sport as a Pastoral Opportunity: The Sports Chaplain - Bernhard Maier, S.D.B. -- 11. Concrete Pastoral Action within Sport - Norbert Müller -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.