Let's Meetup to discuss Muscular Christianity

Dr. Steven Waller is a Professor of Recreation and Sport Management and an Associate Department Head. He is also Co-Director of the Sport and Religion Research Alliance (SRRA) in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies. We are extremely pleased to welcome him to lead a discussion about Muscular Christianity.

Muscular Christianity is a term for a movement that originated in England in the mid-19th century that stressed the need for Christian activism and a belief of vigorous masculinity. Adherents value patriotic duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, and athleticism, believing physical education as important for the formation of moral character. Muscular Christianity has continued through organizations like the YMCA that combine physical and spiritual development.

This meeting of the STFK Science Café will take place at the Bearden Branch Library on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. The library is located at the intersection of Papermill Drive and Kingston Pike. The street address is 100 Golfclub Rd, Knoxville, TN 37919.

Children are welcome to attend any of the Science Café meetings with their parents! For ages 5-12, we offer a Kid's Café program in a nearby area with a science lesson and activities that help make learning science fun! Kids can participate with the permission of their parents while the parents enjoy the adult-level discussion. For proper planning purposes, it is important that our children's director knows in advance how many kids will be attending and their ages.

This meeting is FREE to attend, and everyone is welcome! Seating is limited, so please RSVP by e-mail to rsvp@knoxsciencecafe.org. Adding your name to the RSVP list guarantees your seat(s) until 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time of the meeting. After that, seating is available on a first-come first-served basis. The Fire Marshall's imposed maximum attendance is 47 for this venue.

If you are unable to attend in person and you would like to join the meeting virtually, we do offer Zoom access to the meeting. Those who will attend virtually should also send e-mail to rsvp@knoxsciencecafe.org and request instructions for Zoom.

Please share this invitation with others who may be interested. The web site for the STFK Science Cafe is http://www.knoxsciencecafe.org.