TY  - BOOK
AU  - Piper,John
TI  - Desiring God: meditations of a Christian hedonist 
SN  - 0880701692
AV  - BV 4817 .P56 1986 
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Portland, Or.
PB  - Multnomah Press
KW  - God (Christianity)
KW  - Worship and love
KW  - Desire for God
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Praise of God
N1  - Includes bibliographies and indexes; 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 -- Epilogue : why I have written this book : seven reasons -- Appendix 1 : the goal of God in redemptive history -- Appendix 2 : is the Bible a reliable guide to lasting joy? -- Appendix 3 : what does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself? -- Appendix 4 : why call it Christian hedonism?
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