{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-joy-paperback","title":"The Mystery of Joy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kreeft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Joy: we look for it, long for it, and spend our lives chasing it. Yet do we really know what it is? Is it a feeling, a state of mind, or a reward for success? Do we know where to find it? The more we seek it, the more it eludes us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yet joy is real. \"Joy\", writes philosopher Peter Kreeft, \"is a mystery. It is bigger than we are.\" Joy's secret, however, is that it cannot be \u003ci\u003ereached \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003efound\u003c\/i\u003e but only \u003ci\u003egiven\u003c\/i\u003e. True joy is God Himself, who, giving Himself, takes us outside ourselves, across valleys of loss and mountains of triumph. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This lucid, witty reflection on the true nature of joy convinces us, page after page, that while sorrow is inevitable, joy is very, very near at hand. \"It's scandalously simple,\" Kreeft reveals. \"There's no method; you just do it.\" To \"do\" joy, we must let go of all \u003ci\u003efake\u003c\/i\u003e happiness, all false gods. We must return, over and over, to the one true Joy, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing from the wisdom of C. S. Lewis and Saint Thomas Aquinas, this instant classic by self-proclaimed curmudgeon Peter Kreeft walks us through the long, beautiful task of surrendering to deep joy, the chief work of any life worth living. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kreeft, Ph.D\u003c\/b\u003e., professor of philosophy at Boston College, is one of the most respected and prolific Christian authors of our time. His books cover a vast array of topics in spirituality, theology, and philosophy. They include \u003ci\u003eDoors in the Walls of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Philosopher Who Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Holy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecause God Is Real\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Can Understand the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSumma of the Summa\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966886543661,"sku":"9781621647454","price":21.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/C1nEv1mSYq9781621647454.webp?v=1775539546","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-joy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}