Desiring the Kingdom. 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. Professors and students will welcome this work as will pastors, worship leaders, and Christian educators. The book includes analyses of popular films, novels, and other cultural phenomena, such as The King's Speech, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, and Facebook.]]> | Imagining the Kingdom by James K. A. Smith, Paperback | Indigo Chapters