# How Should Christians Think about Sports and Fandom? Dr. Paul Putz

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Podcast: [Theology in the Raw](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902)
Published: 2026-07-02T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

To listen to our extra-innnings conversation, where we talk about LGBTQ Pride Night at major league baseball games, become a member of the Theology in the Raw community at  patreon.com/theologyintheraw . Dr. Paul Putz is Assistant professor of Christianity and sports and director of the Faith & Sports Institute at Baylor’s Truett Seminary. He's the author of  The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity and Big-Time Sports  (Oxford University Press, 2024), and the forthcoming  Jesus and James Naismith: A History of Basketball and Christianity from Origins to the NBA  (Eerdmans. 2027). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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