Desiring the Kingdom: Formation, Education, Liberation

The first edition of Desiring the Kingdom has been widely used in a variety of educational settings. In this substantial revision, popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith rearticulates his core argument—that human beings are lovers shaped by liturgies—for a new context.

Smith helps us recognize the way cultural practices form—and deform—us. At the heart of Desiring the Kingdom is an account of Christian assimilation to rival gospels. In this new edition, Smith shows how cu...