Desiring God
Subtitle: meditations of a Christian hedonist
By: John Piper.
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Sisters, Or
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780880708692
Subjects: God -- Worship and love.; Desire for God.; Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Praise of God.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.
Table of contents: title: What's new in the 1996 edition?; title: Preface; title: Introduction : How I became a Christian hedonist; title: The happiness of God : foundation for Christian hedonism; title: Conversion : the creation of a Christian hedonist; title: Worship : the feast of Christian hedonism - Love : the labor of Christian hedonism; title: Scripture : kindling for Christian hedonism; title: Prayer : the power of Christian hedonism; title: Money : the currency of Christian hedonism; title: Marriage : a matrix for Christian hedonism; title: Missions : the battle cry of Christian hedonism; title: Suffering : the sacrifice of Christian hedonism.; title: Epilogue : Why I have written this book: seven reasons; title: Appendixes.; title: The goal of God in redemptive history; title: Is the Bible a reliable guide to lasting joy?; title: What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself?; title: Why call it Christian hedonsim?