Desiring the Kingdom

Key Insight 1: We are fundamentally desiring, liturgical animals, not just thinking machines.

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Key Insight 2: Our deepest desires and identity are shaped by embodied practices and habits.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Cultural institutions function as powerful "secular liturgies" that form our loves.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: The mall and consumerism are liturgies of consumption promising false transcendence.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: Nationalism and entertainment form desires through ritual and sacrifice.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: The university is a liturgical institution shaping desires beyond the classroom.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Christian faith is primarily a practice and a love story, not just a belief system.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: Christian worship is the primary matrix from which a Christian worldview emerges.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: Christian worship is a full-bodied, sacramental encounter with God and creation.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: Christian worship practices form a distinct social imaginary of the Kingdom of God.

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Key Insight 11: Christian worship functions as a vital counter-formation to secular liturgies.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 12: Christian education should be an ecclesial, formative project rooted in worship.

This insight from Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.