Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Books/
  2. Theology Books

Imagining the Kingdom

How Worship Works

  • Paperback
  • 198 pages
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

£14.65

Save 19% | Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

How does worship work? How exactly does liturgical formation shape us? What are the dynamics of such transformation? In the second of James K. A. Smith's three-volume theology of culture, the author expands and deepens the analysis of cultural liturgies and Christian worship he developed in his well-received Desiring the Kingdom. He 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. Worship "works" by leveraging our bodies to transform our imagination, and it does this through stories we understand on a register that is closer to body than mind. This has critical implications for how we think about Christian formation.

Professors and students will welcome this work as will pastors, worship leaders, and Christian educators. The book includes analyses of popular films, novels, and other cultural phenomena, such as The King's Speech, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, and Facebook.

Imagining the Kingdom and On the Road with Saint Augustine
On the Road with Saint AugustineImagining the Kingdom
  • Author

    James K. A. Smith

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Baker Publishing Group

  • Published

    February 2013

  • Edition

    New ed.

  • Weight

    296g

  • Page Count

    198

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780801035784

  • ISBN-10

    0801035783

  • Eden Code

    4071297

Featured in

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Open Doors Ad