Desiring God: Meditations of A Christian Hedonist (with audio)

by John Piper

Publishers:

Multnomah; Hovel Audio

, 2003–2005

Overview

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 unveils stunning, life-impacting truths you saw in the Bible but never dared to believe. The message of Desiring God is that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. In this book, Piper calls this worldview “Christian Hedonism” and explains why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering. This product includes both the audio and Logos edition of Desiring God.

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Key Features

• Explains the role that joy plays in glorifying God
• Explores joy in every aspect of life
• Describes Piper’s worldview

Contents of Text Edition

• 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

Product Details

• Title: Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
• Author: John Piper
• Christian Group: Evangelicals
• Resource Type: Audiobook
• Topic: Theology

About John Piper

John Piper (b. 1946) is a widely respected theologian and best-selling author who served as Pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church for 33 years. He still serves as chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. Logos has collected his sermons in The John Piper Sermon Archive (1980–2014).

Piper attended Wheaton College where he majored in literature and minored in philosophy. He completed his bachelor of divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Dr. Daniel Fuller. Piper received his doctorate in theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College.

Several of Piper’s books have been Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Christian book award winners including What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards. The Crossway John Piper Collection (39 vols.) includes 39 titles from Piper, including Love Your Enemies and A Hunger for God.