Cultural Liturgies Series Collection (3 vols.)

by James K. A. Smith

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2009–2017

Overview

These three volumes by philosopher James K.A. Smith provide a comprehensive theology of our culture and address crucial concerns in ontology, anthropology, epistemology, and political philosophy. Smith examines the liturgies found within the everyday structures of our culture and envisions how Christian worship acts as a change agent. Intellectual and practical, this series will be appreciated by professors, students, pastors, and ministers alike.

In Desiring the Kingdom (winner of a Christianity Today Book Award), Smith casts a new vision for worldview through the lens of Christian liturgy, re-visioning education through the process and practice of worship. Imagining the Kingdom shows how worship works in shaping us through liturgical practices. Smith helps us understand and appreciate the bodily basis of habit formation and how liturgical formation--both "secular" and Christian--affects our fundamental orientation to the world. Awaiting the King explores the religious nature of politics and the political nature of Christian worship, sketching how the worship of the church propels us to be invested in forging the common good.

Key Features

• Analyzes and emphasizes the importance of worship
• Illustrates how secular liturgies form and deform Christians
• Cites numerous historical and contemporary sources

Product Details

• Title: Cultural Liturgies Series Collection (3 vols.)
• Author: James K.A. Smith
• Series: Cultural Liturgies
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Volumes: 3
• Pages: 712
• Resource Type: Monographs
• Topic: Liturgical Theology

About James K.A. Smith

James K.A. Smith (PhD, Villanova University) is the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was editor in chief of Comment magazine from 2013 to 2018 and is now editor in chief of Image journal. Smith is the author or editor of many books, including the Christianity Today Book Award winners Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? and Desiring the Kingdom, and is editor of the well-received Church and Postmodern Culture series, and has written for Christianity Today, First Things, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Washington Post.