You Are What You Love
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You Are What You Love

The Spiritual Power of Habit

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You Are What You Love

The Spiritual Power of Habit

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About This Book

Christianity Today Book Award Winner
Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Center Book Award 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.

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Publisher
Brazos Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781493403660
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraphs
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. 1. You Are What You Love
  10. 2. You Might Not Love What You Think
  11. 3. The Spirit Meets You Where You Are
  12. 4. What Story Are You In?
  13. 5. Guard Your Heart
  14. 6. Teach Your Children Well
  15. 7. You Make What You Want
  16. Benediction
  17. For Further Reading
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Notes
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover