Ted Lasso and Pastoral Theology
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Description
This edited collection discusses the television series Ted Lasso (2020-present) through a religious and theological lens.
Furthering conversations on the beloved Ted Lasso, Daniel J. Cameron and his collaborators locate the underlying theology in “BELIEVE” across its three current seasons. Written from a theologically Christian standpoint, this collection locates the eponymous Ted Lasso as a spiritual guide, extending the show's relevance beyond popular culture and into communities of faith. Tackling subjects such as healthy masculinities, navigating trauma, and everyday peacemaking, the authors offer more than simply a discussion of a tv series, but rather create space for reflection and spiritual growth mediated through Ted Lasso. Building on the series' models of discipleship, spiritual guidance, and community-building, the essays herein juxtapose their authors' personal journeys with those of characters from the show, exploring how to build better systems of spiritual support “the Lasso Way.” Through this volume, Cameron and his collaborators invite you to become one of the Diamond Dogs, modeling the transformative power of love one relationship at a time.
Table of Contents
Introduction: On the Road with Ted Lasso: Considering Our Spiritual Journey with a Coach, a
Team, and a City
PART ONE: ON THE ROAD
Chapter One: Nate 'the Great' and the Transforming Power of Love
Chapter Two: Ted Lasso and Lament
Chapter Three: I Believe in BELIEVE, I Trust in TRUST: Why Ted Lasso, Christianity, and All Relationships are about Trust
Chapter Four: Ted, Trauma, Truth, and Transition
Chapter Five: Ted Lasso and The Great Commandment
PART TWO: THE LASSO WAY
Chapter Six: Hounding Down Virtue: Tracing the Transformation of Jamie Tartt and the
Greyhounds through Ted Lasso's Prophetic Ministry
Chapter Seven: Ain't No One in this Room Alone: COVID-19, Grief, and the Anonymous
Chaplaincy of Ted Lasso
Chapter Eight: Lasso[ing] New Masculinities: Ted Lasso, Disrupted/Transformed
Masculinities, and the Church
Chapter Nine: Don't Fight Back, Fight Forward: The Everyday Peacemaking of Ted Lasso
Chapter Ten: Darts, Curiosity, & Non-Judgment: A Ted Lasso Parable
Chapter Eleven: Exilic Patterns and Character Transformation in Ted Lasso
Chapter Twelve: It's The Hope That Kills Ya: Ted Lasso on Liberative Ideas and Hope-Filled
Destinies
Final Reflection: Change We Can Believe In: The Unlikely Common Ground between
Pelagius, Augustine, and Ted Lasso
Index
About the Contributors
Product details
| Published | Jul 09 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798216354574 |
| Imprint | Fortress Academic |
| Series | Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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