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Desiring God by John Piper
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Desiring God

Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

John Piper

Crossway · Christian Living / Theology
ISBN 9781433595974

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About the book

In Desiring God, John Piper makes his landmark case for what he calls Christian Hedonism: that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Ranging across conversion, worship, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering, Piper argues that the pursuit of joy in God is not optional but essential to the Christian life.

First published in 1986, it has become a modern classic that has reshaped how many Christians think about happiness and holiness.

Why it belongs on every shelf. The book that taught a generation that the chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.
About the author. John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary; he pastored Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for thirty-three years.

The Picky Reader note: a foundational title we think every reader should own. We'll add our own take when we revisit it.

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