Imagining the Kingdom ¿ How Worship Works av James K. A. Smith

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<b>2013 Word Guild Award (Academic)<br/><br/></b>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 <i>Desiring the Kingdom</i>. 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.<br/><br/>Professors and students will welcome this work as will pastors, worship leaders, and Christian educators. The book includes analyses of popular films, novels