Desiring God : meditations of a Christian hedonist /
Piper, John, 1946-
Desiring God : meditations of a Christian hedonist / John Piper. - Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Books, c1996. - 358 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.
What's new in the 1996 edition? -- Preface -- Introduction : How I became a Christian hedonist -- The happiness of God: foundation for Christian hedonism -- Conversion: the creation of a Christian hedonist -- Worship: the feast of Christian hedonism - Love: the labor of Christian hedonism -- Scripture: kindling for Christian hedonism -- Prayer: the power of Christian hedonism -- Money: the currency of Christian hedonism -- Marriage: a matrix for Christian hedonism -- Missions: the battle cry of Christian hedonism -- Suffering: the sacrifice of Christian hedonism. -- Eipologue: Why I have written this book, seven reasons -- The goal of God in redemptive history -- Is the Bible a reliable guide to lasting joy? -- What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself? -- Why call it Christian hedonsim?
0880708697 9780880708692
96168734
God (Christianity)--Worship and love.
Desire for God.
Happiness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Praise of God.
BV4817 / .P56 1996
248.4
Desiring God : meditations of a Christian hedonist / John Piper. - Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Books, c1996. - 358 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.
What's new in the 1996 edition? -- Preface -- Introduction : How I became a Christian hedonist -- The happiness of God: foundation for Christian hedonism -- Conversion: the creation of a Christian hedonist -- Worship: the feast of Christian hedonism - Love: the labor of Christian hedonism -- Scripture: kindling for Christian hedonism -- Prayer: the power of Christian hedonism -- Money: the currency of Christian hedonism -- Marriage: a matrix for Christian hedonism -- Missions: the battle cry of Christian hedonism -- Suffering: the sacrifice of Christian hedonism. -- Eipologue: Why I have written this book, seven reasons -- The goal of God in redemptive history -- Is the Bible a reliable guide to lasting joy? -- What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself? -- Why call it Christian hedonsim?
0880708697 9780880708692
96168734
God (Christianity)--Worship and love.
Desire for God.
Happiness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Praise of God.
BV4817 / .P56 1996
248.4