Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learing the Deep Meaning of Happiness

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If we have a particle of sense, St. Augustine said, we realize that we all want to be happy. What’s more, God actually designed human beings to crave and seek happiness. Why, then, is there so much unhappiness in the world? According to David Naugle, it’s because, in our desperate quest, we’re looking in the wrong places.

Reordered Love, Reordered Lives explores a distinctly Augustinian theme that is supremely relevant for the twenty-first century. Naugle explains that if we love properly — that is, if we love beginning with God and progressing to other humans, ourselves, and the world around us — we will also liveproperly and, in so doing, will find our own true happiness. Packed with select quotes and references to popular music, literature, and other media — and including provocative questions for discussion — the book presents classic theological ideas in a conversational and edgy fashion. Naugle’s refreshing take is sure to appeal to anyone searching for happiness — which, in the end, is all of us.
 

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2008
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802828175
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802828170
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.57 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,757,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,298 in Religion & Philosophy (Books) #10,873 in Christian Self Help #11,291 in Christian Personal Growth
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