A Review of James K.A. Smith's Cultural Liturgies Series

BET Archive | Volume 3 – Essays on Liturgy, Worship, and Spiritual Formation

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A Review of James K.A. Smith's Cultural Liturgies Series

David S. Morlan


Abstract (from the Editorial of BET vol. 3.1)

The issue begins with a review essay, in which David Morlan (First Fellowship) offers an appreciative but critical interaction with Desiring the Kingdom and Imagining the Kingdom, asking how biblically grounded Smith’s proposal is. After summarizing Smith’s thesis, Morlan engages his arguments from the perspectives of anthropology, evangelism, Jesus and religious forms, and mission.


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Dave Morlan is a co-founder and Teaching Pastor at Fellowship Denver Church in Denver, CO. He holds a PhD in Religion and Theology from Durham University and an adjunct professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. Dave is also a member of the St. Anselm Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.