Christianity and sport. Towards the Sochi Olympics - 2014

On the eve of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in the publishing house of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Orthodoxy in Life, the book of Diacon Philip Ponomareva "Christianity and Sports. Modern sport - the phenomenon is complex and often contradictory. In sports there is something that the Christians cannot accept in any way. The author reflects on some problems in modern sport from the point of view of Christian and is trying to answer the question whether the way of the athlete becomes an expensive Christian to the kingdom of heaven. Now, when the Olympic Games are near, which will be held in Sochi in 2014, and there is an active training of athletes for competitions, the topic of Christianity and sports is particularly relevant. The brochure is addressed to professional athletes and lovers, sports fans and people far from sports, both church and unchurchased