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Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies) (edició 2009)

de James K. A. Smith (Autor)

Sèrie: Cultural Liturgies (1)

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Desiring the Kingdom focuses education around the themes of liturgy, formation, and desire. The author contends--as did Augustine--that human beings are "desiring agents"; in other words, we are what we love. Postmodern culture, far from being "secular," is saturated with liturgy, but in places such as malls, stadiums, and universities. While these structures influence us, they do not point us to the best of ends. Smith aims to move beyond a focus on "worldview" to see Christian education as a counter-formation to these secular liturgies. His ultimate purpose is to re-vision Christian education as a formative process that redirects our desire toward God's kingdom and its vision of flourishing. --from publisher descriptioin… (més)
Membre:Monica_Loewen
Títol:Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies)
Autors:James K. A. Smith (Autor)
Informació:Baker Academic (2009), Edition: Illustrated, 240 pages
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Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Cultural Liturgies) de James K. A. Smith

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    For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy de Aleksandr Shmeman (johnredmond)
    johnredmond: Smith acknowledges the influence of this book in his introduction. If you're interested in what Smith is talking about, you should definitely read Schmemann.
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    The Strangest Way: Walking the Christian Path de Robert Barron (johnredmond)
    johnredmond: Barron's work is more in the direction of spiritual reading -- though still very theologically literate -- but the theme of the impact of "embodied practices" is common to both books. Barron turns to the Catholic tradition for his examples while Smith is more heavily into the realm of analyzing (and critiquing) contemporary culture. Both well worth reading.… (més)
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  felipebarnabe | Mar 19, 2020 |
This is a book is one of the recent theological books which talks about the importances of practices and rituals ('liturgy') in shaping people morally and Spiritually. It was an interesting read, what I really appreciated was his literary asides where he illustrates his point through various novels. Makes for a more interesting read than your typical dry theological text. ( )
  Jamichuk | May 22, 2017 |
The premise of Desiring the Kingdom is that because we are “desiring beings” rather than “thinking beings”, the most effective education for Christians would be a combination of those activities which involve both our materiality and spirituality, our bodies and emotions as well as our intellects. Having stated that thesis, James Smith explores the ways we are “culturally” educated into secular society, and then looks at what we do in liturgy and worship as educative activities that forms us into Christians.
In examining the “culture” education to which we are exposed, Smith suggests what we are being taught about being consumers, about national loyalty, about love as sexuality. He asks the reader to evaluate the virtues of persons of “culture” education with what is valued as virtues of Christian persons. He then begins a lengthy examination of how we are educated as Christians through liturgy and worship. He looks at various parts of liturgy and describes what might be being taught in each. His insights into the cultural re-education provided by individual aspects of worship/liturgy awakened in me an appreciation for the ideal of what liturgical activities could mean. This section was the most valuable, insightful, and enriching part of the book for me.
If a reader didn’t have enough time or interest to study the full education argument of the book, the sections in Part 2, beginning with Chapter 4 describing liturgy and worship are worth reading and contemplating on their own. Smith has described worship/liturgy in ways that help us realize that what we do on Sundays really does/or can impact our activities and decisions for the whole week. He begins by asking why some people get up on Sundays, leave home and go to a church at a particular time. He answers by saying that some people are called, and respond to that call. What a privilege it is to have been called.
I would recommend Desiring the Kingdom. James Smith helps us see, question, and reevaluate our usual activities. ( )
  bunniehopp | Mar 16, 2012 |
For Smith, world view-centered education reflects a continued understanding of human beings as primarily rational creatures, moved and animated mainly by ideas. From this assumption has come a particular form of education--properly ordering our lives. What if education wasn't first and foremost about what we know, but about what we love?
  kijabi1 | Nov 8, 2011 |
This book is not (as its author is first to admit) theoretically ground-breaking, but Smith provides a first-rate application of theory to Christian practice. The theory in question is "theological anthropology" a theologically-grounded understanding of the human person. Smith's premise is that (per Augustine) we humans can best be understood in terms of what we love -- that we are "desiring animals". And the burden of his argument is that contemporary capitalism and popular culture have understood that truth better than we Christians.

Smith's background, and his primary audience are from the Reformed tradition, but his influences include other Christian traditions, and his argument speaks to us all. It is always interesting for a Catholic to read an evangelical Protestant's views on liturgy --- particularly important here since he takes up Eastern Orthodox Theologian Father Alexander Schmemann's influential presentation of liturgy as formative, and offers a cultural analysis of things like shopping as "cultural liturgies". Not the final word, but a very interesting read!
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This is an important book that deserves attention particularly from Smith's intended audience: evangelicals who may be leery of liturgical language and ritual analysis. Pastors and Christian educators alike will benefit from a careful study of this monograph and readers will look forward to the upcoming volumes that promise to expand on this work.
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Desiring the Kingdom focuses education around the themes of liturgy, formation, and desire. The author contends--as did Augustine--that human beings are "desiring agents"; in other words, we are what we love. Postmodern culture, far from being "secular," is saturated with liturgy, but in places such as malls, stadiums, and universities. While these structures influence us, they do not point us to the best of ends. Smith aims to move beyond a focus on "worldview" to see Christian education as a counter-formation to these secular liturgies. His ultimate purpose is to re-vision Christian education as a formative process that redirects our desire toward God's kingdom and its vision of flourishing. --from publisher descriptioin

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