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Desiring the Kingdom – Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
James K. A. Smith
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356. Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. 240 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRCM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight: 336.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ada, MI, United States
ISBN
9780801035777
SKU
V9780801035777
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About James K. A. Smith
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 ... Read more
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