Desiring God
Subtitle: meditations of a Christian hedonist
By: John Piper
Edition: 25th anniversary reference ed.
Publisher: Multnomah
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Colorado Springs, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781601423092; 9781601423108; 9781601423917
Subjects: Praise of God; God (Christianity); Desire for God; Worship and love; Happiness; Christianity
Description: Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: delight is our duty. Join him as he unveils stunning, life-impacting truths that you saw in the Bible but never dared to believe.
Notes: "2011--First hardcover edition"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Testimonials: What Desiring God has meant to me; 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; title: 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.