Desiring God is John Piper's best-known book and the foundation of what he calls Christian Hedonism: the conviction that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. Working from Scripture and drawing deeply on Jonathan Edwards, Piper applies this principle to worship, prayer, Scripture, money, marriage, missions, and suffering, dismantling the idea that duty and delight are rivals in the Christian life. This revised edition includes Piper's updated reflections on the book's central argument.

Readers who have found their obedience joyless, or their joy disconnected from obedience, will find this book reorienting. It serves well for personal study, small group discussion, and as a gateway into Reformed theology for those newer to it, with appendices addressing common objections. Pastors and teachers will value it as a resource on the affections and the pursuit of God's glory, and long-time readers return to it as a book that repays rereading.