James K.A. Smith in his book, You are what you love, ask the question what if "human beings are first and foremost lovers?" He goes on, "What if you are defined not by what you know but by what you desire?" (page 7)
He expands, "it is our loves that orient us..." (page 9)
He explains, "You can't not love." He says, "the question isn't whether you will love something as ultimate; the question is what you will love as ultimate. And you are what you love." (page 10)
He goes on to say, "our most fundamental mode of orientation to the world is love." (page 11)
He concludes: "We are lovers first and foremost." (page 12)
No comments:
Post a Comment