René Breuel deconstructs our consumerist models of happiness and proposes a radical, Jesus-based alternative: we don't find happiness when we try to fulfill our desires-we find it when we stop looking for it and start focusing on serving others.
René Breuel (MSt, Oxford; MDiv, Regent College) is the founding pastor of Hopera, a church in Rome, Italy. He has written for the Times Literary Supplement, Books & Culture, and The Gospel Coalition. He blogs at renebreuel.com, is a contributor for Evangelical Focus, and is the editor of Wonderingfair.com, a community of authors exploring the significance of the Christian faith for today's debates. He is married to Sarah and they have two young, energetic boys.
