Description
Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. Humans--as Augustine noted--are "desiring agents," full of longings and passions; in brief, we are what we love.
James K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy and desire in Desiring the Kingdom, the first book in what will be a three-volume set on the theology of culture. He redirects our yearnings to focus on the greatest good: God. Ultimately, Smith seeks to re-vision education through the process and practice of worship. Students of philosophy, theology, worldview, and culture will welcome Desiring the Kingdom, as will those involved in ministry and other interested readers.
Author: James K. A. Smith
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.02w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780801035777
ISBN10: 0801035775
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | Systematic
- Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice | Worship & Liturgy
- Religion | Philosophy
James K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy and desire in Desiring the Kingdom, the first book in what will be a three-volume set on the theology of culture. He redirects our yearnings to focus on the greatest good: God. Ultimately, Smith seeks to re-vision education through the process and practice of worship. Students of philosophy, theology, worldview, and culture will welcome Desiring the Kingdom, as will those involved in ministry and other interested readers.
Author: James K. A. Smith
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.02w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780801035777
ISBN10: 0801035775
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | Systematic
- Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice | Worship & Liturgy
- Religion | Philosophy
About the Author
James K. A. Smith (PhD, Villanova University) is the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology & Worldview at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition, he is editor of Comment magazine and a senior fellow of the Colossian Forum. He has penned the critically acclaimed Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? and Introducing Radical Orthodoxy, and his edited books include After Modernity? and Hermeneutics at the Crossroads. Smith is the editor of the well-received Church and Postmodern Culture series (www.churchandpomo.org).