The Bible and the Pursuit of Happiness: What the Old and New Testaments Teach Us about the Good Life

Scholars of the social sciences have devoted increasing attention of late to the concept of human happiness, mainly from sociological and psychological perspectives. This groundbreaking volume, which includes twelve essays from scholars of the New Testament, the Old Testament, systematic
theology, practical theology, and counseling psychology-along with an extensive introduction and epilogue by the editor-poses a new and exciting question: what is happiness according to the Bible? Informed by developments in positive psychology, the contributions explore representations of happiness
throughout the Bible and demonstrate the ways in which they impinge upon both religious and secular understandings of happiness.


Author: Brent A. Strawn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 10/25/2012
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780199795741

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2013

About the Author

Brent A. Strawn is Associate Professor of Old Testament at the Candler School of Theology and Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University, where he is also affiliated with the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies and a Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion.

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