TY - BOOK AU - Piper,John TI - Desiring God: meditations of a Christian hedonist SN - 0880708697 AV - BV4817 .P56 1996 U1 - 248.4 21 PY - 1996/// CY - Sisters, Or. PB - Multnomah Books KW - God (Christianity) KW - Worship and love KW - Desire for God KW - Happiness KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Praise of God N1 - 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? UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/96168734-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/96168734-d.html ER -