The Liturgy of Politics, Kaitlyn Schiess
The Liturgy of Politics, Kaitlyn Schiess
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The Liturgy of Politics
Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

Author: Kaitlyn Schiess

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2020


Synopsis

A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited and are hungry for a better approach. They're tired of seeing their faith tied to political battles they didn't start, and they're frustrated with leaders they thought they could trust. Kaitlyn Schiess grew up in this landscape, and understands it from the inside.

In The Liturgy of Politics, Schiess shows that the church's politics are shaped by its habits and practices, even when it's unaware of them. Spiritual formation, and particularly a focus on formative practices, are experiencing a renaissance in Christian thinking—but these ideas are not often applied to the political sphere. Schiess insists that the way out of our political morass is first to recognize the formative power of the political forces all around us, and then to recover historic Christian practices that shape us according to the truth of the gospel.

About Kaitlyn Schiess

Kaitlyn Schiess is a writer, speaker, and theologian. She is the author of The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor and is a regular cohost on the Holy Post podcast with Skye Jethani and Phil Vischer. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Christianity Today, Christ and Pop Culture, Relevant, and Sojourners. Schiess is currently a doctoral student in political theology at Duke Divinity School. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on December 06, 2020

Summary: Drawing on the thought of James K. A. Smith, explores how the liturgies of our lives shape our political engagement and the gospel-shaped formative practices our Christian communities may embrace. You don’t have to go any further than the recent elections to illustrate the messiness of our p......more

Goodreads review by Calden on December 17, 2024

I wish I read this book earlier. Schiess presents theology, both in thought and practice, in such an easy to understand way while holding the mainstream accountable to its misguided thoughts on the intersect of politics and theology. I’d recommend this book to anyone and everyone.......more