| Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation Contributor(s): Smith, James K. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801035775 ISBN-13: 9780801035777 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: In the first of a three-volume systematic theology of culture, leading Reformed philosopher James K. A. Smith casts a new vision for worldview through the lens of Christian liturgy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 264.001 |
| LCCN: 2009009315 |
| Series: Cultural Liturgies |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.02" W x 9.04" (0.74 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Reformed |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, James K.: - James K. A. Smith (PhD, Villanova University) is professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he also holds the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. He is the editor of Comment magazine and is a popular speaker. Smith has authored or edited many books, including Imagining the Kingdom, Who's Afraid of Relativism?, and the Christianity Today Book Award winners You Are What You Love, Desiring the Kingdom, and Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?Smith, James K. A.: - James K. A. Smith (PhD, Villanova University) is a popular speaker who has written many books, including Awaiting the King, Imagining the Kingdom, How (Not) to Be Secular, and the Christianity Today Book Award winners You Are What You Love, Desiring the Kingdom, and Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? He is professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he holds the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. He was editor in chief of Comment magazine from 2013 to 2018 and is now editor in chief of Image journal. Smith has written for Christianity Today, First Things, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Washington Post. |