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TitleYou are what you love : The Spiritual power of habit [electronic resource]
AuthorSmith, James K. A.
Call NoEBC 264.001 SMI
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9781493403684
Dewey Decimal Classification Number EBC 264.001 SMI
Personal Name Smith, James K. A.
Title Statement You are what you love : The Spiritual power of habit [electronic resource]
Imprint Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos, 2016.
Physical Description eBook, 225p.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Formatted Contents Note You are what you love: to worship is human -- You might not love what you think: learning to read "secular" liturgies -- The spirit meets you where you are: historic worship for a postmodern age -- What story are you in?: the narrative arc of formative Christian worship -- Guard your heart: the liturgies of home -- Teach your children well: learning by heart -- You make what you want: vocational liturgies.
Summary, Etc. You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and the transformative possibilities of Christian practices. He explains that worship is the "imagination station" that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. This is why the church and worshiping in a local community of believers should be the hub and heart of Christian formation and discipleship. Following the publication of his influential work Desiring the Kingdom, Smith received numerous requests from pastors and leaders for a more accessible version of that book's content. No mere abridgment, this new book draws on years of Smith's popular presentations on the ideas in Desiring the Kingdom to offer a fresh, bottom-up rearticulation. The author creatively uses film, literature, and music illustrations to engage readers and includes new material on marriage, family, youth ministry, and faith and work. He also suggests individual and communal practices for shaping the Christian life
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term WORSHIP.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term LITURGICS.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE.
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