Excerpt
“I pray that you will love God with all your mind—that you will engage your thinking as fully as possible for the sake of knowing God as fully as possible, for the sake of treasuring God as fully as possible” (p. 133).
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About the Book
Here is a call to holistic Christianity. A challenge to be thinkers, engaged and serious about knowing God. And to be feelers, pulsing with passion for Jesus and his gospel. And to be doers, endeavoring great acts of love for others.
Our Savior himself shows us that holistic Christianity is comprised of mind, heart, and hands. And he shows us that the Christian life is multidimensional—irreducibly and inseparably thinking, loving, and doing.
With contributions from Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Albert Mohler, R. C. Sproul, and Thabiti Anyabwile, Thinking. Loving. Doing. extends a thorough and compelling invitation to experience the fullness of the Christian life.
First Edition 2011
Crossway Books (Wheaton, Illinois)
Table of Contents
Introduction - Think, Love, Do: In Gospel Perspective by David Mathis
1. The Battle for Your Mind by Rick Warren
2. The Way the World Thinks: Meeting the Natural Mind in the Mirror and in the Marketplace
R. by Albert Mohler Jr.
3. Thinking Deeply in the Ocean of Revelation: The Bible and the Life of the Mind
by R. C. Sproul
4. Thinking for the Sake of Global Faithfulness: Encountering Islam with the Mind of Christ by
Thabiti Anyabwile
5. Think Hard, Stay Humble: The Life of the Mind and the Peril of Pride
by Francis Chan
Conclusion
Thinking for the Sake of Joy: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God by John Piper
A Conversation with the Contributors
Translations
English-UK
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 9781844745548
English-Philippines
Publisher: CGM
Portuguese
Publisher: Editora Cultura Crista
Spanish
Publisher: Editorial Portavoz
Related Resources
- The Power of Books and How to Use Them (article)
- A Compelling Reason for Rigorous Training of the Mind (article)
- Think Deeply and Clearly (article)
- Thinking. Loving. Doing (conference messages)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
Endorsements
“I found this book to be a fascinating, challenging, insightful, practical, and surprisingly personal discussion of how Christians can grow in both knowledge and love.” —Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Bible and Theology, Phoenix Seminary
“I know most of the contributors of this book pretty well. A couple of them I am glad to call friends. And a couple of them, to be honest, I have found myself at odds with on a few occasions. But that’s why I like this book. It shows the possibility for civil discourse, and it reminds us that it’s just as important to be nice as it is to be right. Allow it to move you closer to Jesus and closer to the poor. So read it and then—think. love. and act.” —Shane Claiborne, cofounder, The Simple Way; author, The Irresistible Revolution
