num_pages: 238
description: Malls stadiums and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. Humansas Augustine notedare 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.
language: English
title: Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
publisher: Baker Academic