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After more than a decade teaching a course on this topic, Sexton (president, New York Univ.) shares some of his insights in this elegant meditation on the ways in which baseball evokes the essence of religion. Drawing on the work of religious historian Mircea Eliade, Sexton's reflections develop out of the foundational concepts of the ineffable and hierophany. The first refers to that which is indescribable in words but known th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More