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Beer and Bacon: Christian Hedonism 2.0

January 20, 2015 by Andy Naselli

RigneyThat’s not the title of Joe Rigney‘s next book, but it could be:

Joe Rigney. The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.

The four men who have most influenced Joe’s thinking on this subject are Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, C. S. Lewis, and Doug Wilson. Wilson quipped a while back that Piper’s Christian hedonism could use a little more “beer and bacon.” Joe has fleshed that out, and this book is the result.

Check out the contents in this 48-page sample PDF, including a foreword by John Piper. I’m not sure I’ve read a more glowing foreword.

Piper also talks about the book in this short video clip:

http://vimeo.com/116497616

I’ve heard Joe teach the contents of this book, and I recently read it myself. Time well spent.

Update: Matt Reagan interviews Joe Rigney about the book:

Related: I’ve mentioned Joe Rigney in four previous posts:

  1. Joe Rigney Explains How Envy Works and How to Fight It
  2. Should Christians Drink Alcohol?
  3. Live Like a Narnian
  4. The Best Book on Sexual Purity (see the end of the post)

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