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

Naugle, David K.

ISBN 10: 0802828175 / ISBN 13: 9780802828170

Published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008

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216 pp. Crisp and clean.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802828175
• ISBN 13: 9780802828170
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: LIKE NEW
• Weight: 0.72 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion

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Synopsis

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.
 

About the Author

 

David K. Naugle (1952–2021) was distinguished professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University. His books include Philosophy: A Student's Guide; Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness; and Worldview: The History of a Concept, which won the 2003 Christianity Today Book Award in the Theology and Ethics category.