She attended the University of Illinois, and has been a Bible teacher and conference speaker for over 40 years. Sue Bohlin is an associate speaker/writer and webmistress for Probe Ministries. So, bottom line–I think Christian hedonism is a great concept, and I hope it becomes increasingly contagious! What a travesty! When we get caught up in God’s “wonderfulness,” there is a whole new motivation to cooperate in His transformation of our lives and hearts we can eagerly open ourselves to Him out of love instead of sterile duty. For too long, Christianity has been nothing but an intellectual exercise, with our hearts going untouched and, in many cases, unchanged.

Here’s a great explanation on that: Īctually, I think it’s a great concept because we evangelicals need to connect our heads with our hearts. John Piper’s book Desiring God is about enjoying God. I understand! But other writers are developing this idea, which actually makes a lot of sense when you get into it. The first time you come across the term “Christian Hedonism,” it really does make you scratch your head, if not blanch. But I see a difficulty with this just like I see a difficulty with the term “Christian existentialism.” As we were beating this around, I checked on the web and found that there were some philosophers, like Erasmus and Thomas More, who attempted to syncretize religion and hedonism together. I am alarmed to hear about a concept called “Christian hedonism,” which my wife encountered in a Beth Moore study.