John Piper is known for his support of missions. Many of his books devote sections to the advancement of missions, and almost all of his works have missions implications. Piper"s understanding of missions is based on his understanding of God"s glory, which flows from God"s righteousness. He sees Calvinistic theology as amplifying the themes of God"s glory and righteousness. Piper believes God glorifies himself in missions through individual, unconditional election. Piper states the "essential nature" of God is "to dispense mercy . . . on whomever he pleases, apart from any constraint originating outside his own will." Piper also believes that God glorifies himself in missions through universal love. He states that God"s "righteousness demands that He be a God of love . . . love is at the very heart of God"s being." In Piper"s understanding of the glory of God in missions, involving a combination of individual, unconditional election with universal love, he reconciles the two...