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

Author: Andrew Wilson
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 08/18/2026
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.25w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9781433599965


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/08/2026

About the Author

Andrew Wilson (PhD, King's College London) is the teaching pastor at King's Church London and a columnist for Christianity Today. He is the author of several books, including Remaking the World and God of All Things. Andrew is married to Rachel, and they have three children: Zeke, Anna, and Sam.