Theology, Religion, and Ted Lasso
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This book discusses the Apple TV series Ted Lasso (2020-present) through a religious and theological lens.
Furthering discussions of the beloved Apple TV series Ted Lasso, Daniel J. Cameron and his collaborators locate the underlying theology in BELIEVE. Written from a Christian viewpoint, this collection considers personal journeys of spiritual transformation and locate Ted as a spiritual guide, tackling topics such as healthy masculinities, navigating trauma, and everyday peacemaking. Using Ted Lasso's models for discipleship, spiritual guidance, and community-building, the essays herein discuss both their authors' personal journeys as well as those of characters in 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781978717374 |
| Imprint | Fortress Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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