The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth »

TED DEKKER is the author of twenty-two novels, with more than 3 milllion copies of his books sold to date, 1 million of them sold in 2007 alone.

Known for adrenaline-laced stories packed with mind-bending plot twists, unforgettable characters and confrontations between good and evil, Dekker has earned his status as a New York Times bestselling author. 

As believers, our walk with God is motivated by hope-not the bland, vague notion most people have, but the expectation of an exotic, pleasurable inheritance that guides us and fires our passion...or, at least, should.

Ted Dekker has written an expose on the death of pleasure within the Church. Because many of us have set aside hope and the inspired imagination that drives it, Dekker says we have been lulled into a slumber of boredom, even despondency. Our faith wanes, the joy at having been liberated fades, and we feel powerless. The Slumber of Christianity explores what robs us of happiness and how we can rediscover it and live lives that rekindle hope. The pursuit of pleasure is a gift to all humans-a function of the Creator himself, who is bent upon our happiness.

It's time for Christians to reclaim our inheritance of pleasure. The Slumber of Christianity will inflame hearts toward full-fledged, mind-expanding encounters with hope, through the imagination.

Contents

Foreword by Randy Alcorn....................v
Part I: Our Descent into Slumber 1. The Slumber of Christianity The Death of Our Dreams....................3
2. The Search for Pleasure One Man's Journey to Discover Happiness (Part One)....................16
3. Foundations The Heart of the Matter....................32
4. Give Me Pleasure or Give Me Death One Man's Journey to Discover Happiness (Part Two)....................45
5. The Slippery Slope to Slumber The Fall from Hope....................63
6. In Living We Die; In Dying We Live Facing the Truth of Our Faith....................79
7. Created to Obsess The Emotions of God....................108
Part II: Shaking Off Our Slumber 8. The Eyes of the Heart Unveiling True Pleasure....................125
9. Bohemian Christianity Embracing Pleasure on Earth....................163
10. When Ravaging Beasts Bite Finding Hope Past Suffering....................180
11. What Now? Tell Me How I Should Live....................198