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Our ultimate love/desire is shaped by practices, not ideas that are merely communicated to us.

James K.A. Smith

Our ultimate love/desire is shaped by practices, not ideas that are merely communicated to us.

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About James K.A. Smith

James Kenneth Alexander Smith (born 1970) is a Canadian-American philosopher who is currently Professor of Philosophy at Calvin University, holding the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology & Worldview. He is the current editor-in-chief of the literary journal Image.