What Does Christian Hedonism Add to Reformed Theology? // Ask Pastor John

Christian Hedonism does not revise Reformed theology. Rather, it clarifies one of the central assumptions of Reformed theology.
It’s a unique week on the podcast. We’re featuring three episodes on Christian Hedonism. Today, in a longer-than-normal episode, we’re going to look at the relationship between Christian Hedonism and Reformed theology. On Wednesday, we’ll look at Pastor John’s fears and expectations for Christian Hedonism after he’s gone. And we end the week looking at the name Desiring God and some alternatives. It’ll be an important week.
But first up, Pastor John, in your book Desiring God, you have called this thing Christian Hedonism “a philosophy of life.” That’s pretty sweeping. In other places, you’ve called it Reformed Christian Hedonism. So is Christian Hedonism an alternative way of conceiving Reformed theology? Is it a different theology in the sense that it rejects some tenets of Reformed theology, and replaces them with better tenets? Can you help us get some clarity on this? In your mind, what is Christian Hedonism’s relationship to historic Reformed theology?
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Related Resources:
Book: Desiring God—Meditations of a Christian Hedonist “
“Did C.S. Lewis Warn Against Christian Hedonism?”
“How John Piper Became a ‘Christian Hedonist’”
“How Do I Teach ‘Christian Hedonism’ to My Kids?”
“Drug Users and Christian Hedonists — Aren’t Both Just Chasing the Next High?”
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