James K. A. Smith
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James K. A. Smith

James K. A. Smith (PhD, Villanova University) is a popular speaker and the award-winning author of a number of influential books, including Desiring the Kingdom, How (Not) to Be Secular, You Are What You Love, On the Road with Saint Augustine, and How to Inhabit Time. He is professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he holds the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. Smith served as editor in chief of Comment magazine (2013-2018) and Image journal (2019-2024). He has written for Christianity Today, the Christian Century, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.


Books by James K. A. Smith

  1. On the Road with Saint Augustine
    Paperback

    On the Road with Saint Augustine

    Oct 2023
  2. How to Inhabit Time
    Hardcover

    How to Inhabit Time

    Sep 2022
  3. How to Inhabit Time
    E-Book

    How to Inhabit Time

    Sep 2022
  4. How to Inhabit Time, ITPE
    Not for sale in USA

    How to Inhabit Time, ITPE

    Sep 2022
  5. On the Road with Saint Augustine
    E-Book

    On the Road with Saint Augustine

    Oct 2019
  6. All Things Hold Together in Christ
    E-Book

    All Things Hold Together in Christ

    Jan 2018
  7. Awaiting the King
    Paperback

    Awaiting the King

    Nov 2017
  8. Awaiting the King
    E-Book

    Awaiting the King

    Nov 2017
  9. Cultural Liturgies Boxed Set
    Paperback

    Cultural Liturgies Boxed Set

    Nov 2017
  10. You Are What You Love
    Hardcover

    You Are What You Love

    Apr 2016
  11. You Are What You Love
    E-Book

    You Are What You Love

    Mar 2016
  12. Who's Afraid of Relativism?
    Paperback

    Who's Afraid of Relativism?

    Apr 2014
  13. Who's Afraid of Relativism?
    E-Book

    Who's Afraid of Relativism?

    Apr 2014
  14. Imagining the Kingdom
    Paperback

    Imagining the Kingdom

    Feb 2013
  15. Imagining the Kingdom
    E-Book

    Imagining the Kingdom

    Feb 2013
  16. The Fall of Interpretation, 2nd Edition
    Paperback

    The Fall of Interpretation, 2nd Edition

    Apr 2012
  17. The Fall of Interpretation, 2nd Edition
    E-Book

    The Fall of Interpretation, 2nd Edition

    Apr 2012
  18. Letters to a Young Calvinist
    Paperback

    Letters to a Young Calvinist

    Nov 2010
  19. Letters to a Young Calvinist
    E-Book

    Letters to a Young Calvinist

    Nov 2010
  20. Desiring the Kingdom
    Paperback

    Desiring the Kingdom

    Aug 2009
  21. Desiring the Kingdom
    E-Book

    Desiring the Kingdom

    Aug 2009
  22. Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?
    Paperback

    Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?

    Apr 2006
  23. Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?
    E-Book

    Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?

    Apr 2006
  24. Introducing Radical Orthodoxy
    Paperback

    Introducing Radical Orthodoxy

    Dec 2004
  25. Introducing Radical Orthodoxy
    E-Book

    Introducing Radical Orthodoxy

    Dec 2004