I loved, loved, loved this book, especially its emphasis on the idea that to be human is fundamentally not to be a knowing being, but an affective being (not effective, affective). In other words, it’s what we love that shapes us, no matter what we know in our heads. And what we love is shaped by our vision of the good life. It’s also a book about the liturgies of existence and what they teach us about that good life (like the liturgy of the shopping mall) and what the liturgy of the church is designed to help counteract.
My only quibble with the book is that it’s ostensibly about Christian education, but Jamie spends most of the book building up to that point and not nearly enough time on the point for someone who actually is keenly invested in that topic.
But still – very worth the read.
