TY  - BOOK
AU  - Piper,John
TI  - Desiring God: meditations of a Christian hedonist 
SN  - 0880708697
AV  - BV4817 P665D
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?
N2  - The pursuit of pleasure is not optional. It is essential. Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. In this paradigm-shattering work, John Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: delight is our duty. Join him as he stuns you again and again with life-impacting truths you saw in the Bible, but never dared to believe. - Back cover
ER  -