The Bible and the Pursuit of Happiness

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Channel: Emory University · 2012 · Education

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Emory University professor of Old Testament Brent Strawn discusses the new book "The Bible and the Pursuit of Happiness: What the Old and New Testaments Teach us about the Good Life." Strawn, editor and contributor to the volume, talks about what "happiness" means in the Bible, if scripture supports the prosperity gospel, if God is happy, and the complex but rich meaning of the concept of happiness contained in scripture.

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