What's the Christian response to the Olympics hitting London in 2012? Is sport a 'worldly distraction' in the race for salvation or does it offer us a way to celebrate God's good creation?

Sport - you probably play it or watch it, follow it on your phone or read about it in the papers (or all of the above!). And with the Olympics coming to London, there’s soon going to be little else talked about. But we bet you've found little theological reflection on the topic. Not any longer!

St Mellitus College are running the God & Sport Conference, which will give you a great opportunity to join with other Christians to hear theologians examine sport in light of their Christian faith.  And don’t worry, it won’t all be sitting down and listening - we’ll make sure there’s plenty of time to engage with their thoughts (and lunchtime football anyone…?)

And for all those asking "who will be speaking?", among others, our speakers will include:

Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford

Ed Smith, Cricketer, Journalist and Author of 'What Sport Tells Us About Life'

Graham Tomlin, St Mellitus College

Dominic Erdozain, King's College, London

Andy Emerton, St Mellitus College

Andrew Parker, University of Gloucester

Lincoln Harvey, St Mellitus College

Ashley Null, Humboldt University Berlin

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