Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise

Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise examines the many forms of spirituality in sport from a psychological perspective, covering topics linking spirituality to athlete development, injury, exercise motivation, and ageing athletes, and offers applied, practical guidance for sport psychologists working with spiritual athletes

Noora J. Ronkainen is a postdoctoral researcher funded by Alfred Kordelin Foundation at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. Mark S. Nesti is a Reader in Psychology in Sport and Head of the MSc programme in Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.

Section I: The Base 1. Introduction Noora J. Ronkainen and Mark S. Nesti 2. Theory Mark S. Nesti 3. Research Noora J. Ronkainen Section II: The Fundamentals 4. Meaning Not Motivation permission for epigraph? Noora J. Ronkainen 5. Health: What For? Noora J. Ronkainen 6. Play Mark S. Nesti Section III: Life Journeys in Sport 7. Career Noora J. Ronkainen 8. Injury Noora J. Ronkainen 9. Ageing Noora J. Ronkainen Section IV: Applied Practice 10. Working with Religious and Spiritual Athletes Mark S. Nesti 11. Education and Professional Philosophy Mark S. Nesti 12. Conclusions Noora J. Ronkainen and Mark S. Nesti