Happiness: What It Is, Where to Find It, and How to Make It Last Forever

A Comprehensive Study of Happiness for the Everyday Believer

Happiness is a constant pursuit. Our bookshelves can testify. They overflow with self-help resources from a variety of perspectives, each insisting it holds the secret to this deeply human desire. Secular options offer psychological insights but fail to recognize that true satisfaction is only found in Christ, while Christian resources may offer pastoral theology but can lack practical, science-backed guidance for the everyday believer.

Andrew Wilson uniquely weaves biblical, theological, philosophical, psychological, and sociological methods to answer 6 major questions about human flourishing in our broken world. Drawing on the greatest thinkers across Scripture and science, readers get a guide that is theologically clear, intellectually robust, and practically helpful. It dismantles myths common in our culture and our churches and explores the deepest desires of both our hearts and our happy God—for us to find joy in him!

• Offers a Holistic Approach to Studying Happiness: Uniquely integrates biblical and pastoral, theological and philosophical, and psychological and sociological fields to offer a comprehensive understanding of human flourishing
• Addresses Common Misconceptions: Challenges myths prevalent in secular society and the evangelical tradition 
• Accessible Format: Organizes material into 6 questions, making it suitable for personal enrichment, small groups, preachers, and Bible teachers 

“There’s so much to love about this book! It sparkles with clarity, biblical depth, and insight born not only from study but from life experience. With sharp prose and memorable analogies, Andrew Wilson helps us see more clearly what our restless hearts are really searching for—and where true happiness is found.”
—Trevin Wax, vice president of resources and marketing, North American Mission Board; Visiting Professor, Cedarville University; author, The Thrill of Orthodoxy and The Gospel Way Catechism

“As I read Happiness, I was convicted of my own slowness to pursue joy and happiness in God. But it was a delightful conviction, like being reminded of some good news that I had forgotten. Wilson’s book is pastoral and accessible yet deeply researched and theological. Without sugarcoating the difficulties of life, Wilson reminds us of the glorious joys that are ours in Christ and the goodness of enjoying God’s creation rightly.”
—Alan Noble, Professor of English, Oklahoma Baptist University; author, On Getting Out of Bed

“What he offers is not therapeutic uplift but a robust, Scripture-saturated theology of the what, where, and how of happiness. Grounding his discussion in the character and purposes of God—the happiest being in existence—Wilson helps us see that true happiness is neither selfish nor shallow but deeply Christ-shaped. This book will reshape how you think about joy, discipleship, and the God who wants you to be happy.”
—Danielle Treweek, Theological Research Officer, Sydney Anglican Diocese; author, Single Ever After

Format: Hardcover w/ Jacket