Biography:James K. A. Smith

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James K. A. Smith
James K. A. Smith on Rebel Wisdom.jpg
Smith on Rebel Wisdom in 2019
Born (1970-10-09) October 9, 1970 (age 53)
Embro, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • American
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisHow to Avoid Not Speaking[5] (1999)
Doctoral advisorJohn D. Caputo
Other academic advisorsJames Olthuis
Influences
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
School or tradition
Institutions
Main interests
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James K. A. Smith (born 1970) is a Canadian-American[3] 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.[6]

Early life and education

Smith was born on October 9, 1970,[7] in Embro, Ontario.[8] He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Waterloo and Emmaus Bible College. He earned a Master of Philosophy degree in philosophical theology in 1995 at the Institute for Christian Studies[8] where he studied under James Olthuis.[9] He went on to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1999 from Villanova University[8] where he was advised by John D. Caputo.[9][10] After teaching for a short time at Loyola Marymount University, Smith accepted his current position at Calvin University.

He currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum.

Work

Smith’s scholarly work is undertaken at the interface between philosophy, theology, ethics, aesthetics, science, and politics.[according to whom?] It draws from continental philosophy and is informed by a long Augustinian tradition of theological cultural critique, from Augustine of Hippo and John Calvin to Jonathan Edwards and Abraham Kuyper.[according to whom?] As of this date,[when?] his stated interest is in bringing critical thought to bear on the practices of the church and the church's witness to culture, culminating in the need to interpret and understand what he has called "cultural liturgies".[This quote needs a citation][11][third-party source needed]


Given his training in continental philosophy and in the theology of the Reformed and Pentecostal traditions, his intellectual interests are a natural fit.[editorializing][why?] Smith's research topics range from the continental philosophy of religion to urban altruism to the relationship between science and theology.[citation needed]

Bibliography

  • (2000) The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic. ISBN:9780830815746
  • (2002) Speech and Theology: Language and the Logic of Incarnation. ISBN:9780415276955
  • (2004) 101 Key Terms in Philosophy and Their Importance for Theology, with Kelly James Clark & Richard Lints. ISBN:9780664225247
  • (2004) Introducing Radical Orthodoxy: Mapping a Post-secular Theology, foreword by John Milbank. ISBN:9780801027352
  • (2004) translation of The Crossing of the Visible, by Jean-Luc Marion.
  • (2004) The Hermeneutics of Charity: Interpretation, Selfhood, and Postmodern Faith (festschrift for James Olthuis), editor with Henry Isaac Venema. ISBN:9781587431135
  • (2005) Jacques Derrida: Live Theory. ISBN:9780826462800
  • (2005) Radical Orthodoxy and the Reformed Tradition: Creation, Covenant, and Participation, editor with James Olthuis. ISBN:9780801027567
  • (2006) Hermeneutics at the Crossroads, editor with Bruce Ellis Benson & Kevin J. Vanhoozer. ISBN:9780253347466
  • (2006) Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church, The Church and Postmodern Culture series. ISBN:9780801029189
  • (2008) After Modernity? Secularity, Globalization, and the Reenchantment of the World, editor. ISBN:9781602580688
  • (2009) The Devil Reads Derrida: and Other Essays on the University, the Church, Politics, and the Arts. ISBN:9780802864079
  • (2009) Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation, Cultural Liturgies series vol. 1. ISBN:9780801035777
  • (2010) Thinking in Tongues: Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Philosophy. ISBN:9780802861849
  • (2010) Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences, editor with Amos Yong. ISBN:9780253355164
  • (2010) Letters to a Young Calvinist: An Invitation to the Reformed Tradition. ISBN:9781587432941
  • (2011) Teaching and Christian Practices: Reshaping Faith and Learning, editor with David I. Smith. ISBN:9780802866851
  • (2012) The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic, second edition. ISBN:9780801039720
  • (2013) Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works, Cultural Liturgies series vol. 2. ISBN:9780801035784
  • (2013) Discipleship in the Present Tense: Reflections on Faith and Culture. ISBN:1937555089
  • (2014) Who's Afraid of Relativism? Community, Contingency, and Creaturehood, The Church and Postmodern Culture series. ISBN:9780801039737
  • (2014) How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor. ISBN:0802867618
  • (2016) You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit. ISBN:9781587433801
  • (2017) Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology, Cultural Liturgies series vol. 3'. ISBN:0801035791
  • (2019) On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts. ISBN:9781587433894
  • (2022) How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now. ISBN 1587435233

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, James K. A. (December 17, 2015). "Christmas, 2015: Dr. James K.A. Smith". http://anglicanplanet.net/interviews/2015/12/17/christmas-2015-dr-james-ka-smith.html. 
  2. ↑ Leeman, Jonathan (January 5, 2018). "Doing Political Theology, Waiting for King Jesus". The Gospel Coalition. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/doing-political-theology-waiting-king-jesus/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gilger, Patrick (October 18, 2018). "James K. A. Smith's Theological Journey". America (New York). https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2018/10/18/james-k-smiths-theological-journey. Retrieved May 6, 2019. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marty, Martin E. (November 12, 2018). "James K.A. Smith's 'Cultural Liturgies'". Sightings. Chicago: University of Chicago. https://divinity.uchicago.edu/sightings/james-ka-smiths-cultural-liturgies. 
  5. ↑ Smith, James K. A. (1999). How to Avoid Not Speaking: On the Phenomenological Possibility of Theology (PhD thesis). Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. OCLC 42523029.
  6. ↑ "Editorial Announcement - Image Journal". https://imagejournal.org/editorial-announcement/. 
  7. ↑ "Smith, James K. A., 1970- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00084000.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "James K.A. Smith". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2007. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1000175851&v=2.1&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Smith, James K. A. (2005). Jacques Derrida: Live Theory. London: Continuum. p. xiii. ISBN 978-0-8264-6280-0. 
  10. ↑ Hankey, Wayne J.; Hedley, Douglas, eds (2005). "Introduction". Deconstructing Radical Orthodoxy: Postmodern Theology, Rhetoric and Truth. Aldershot, England: Ashgate. https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/fass/Classics/Hankey/Deconstructing%20Radical%20Orthodoxy.pdf. Retrieved August 23, 2020. 
  11. ↑ Smith, James, K.A.. "Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation". January Series at Calvin College. Calvin College. http://www.calvin.edu/january/2010/smith.htm. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

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