{"product_id":"desiring-the-kingdom-worship-worldview-and-cultural-formation-9780801035777","title":"Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy and desire in \u003ci\u003eDesiring the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eDesiring the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, as will those involved in ministry and other interested readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames K. A. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Villanova University) is the Gary \u0026amp; Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology \u0026amp; Worldview at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition, he is editor of \u003ci\u003eComment \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and a senior fellow of the Colossian Forum. He has penned the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Postmodernism? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Radical Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e, and his edited books include \u003ci\u003eAfter Modernity?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHermeneutics at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e. Smith is the editor of the well-received Church and Postmodern Culture series (www.churchandpomo.org).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642317213970,"sku":"9780801035777","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24ba9e6b-bd73-41c7-8c27-99693675bbd4.jpg?v=1733064013","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desiring-the-kingdom-worship-worldview-and-cultural-formation-9780801035777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}