RT Book
T1 Hope and Christian ethics
T2 New studies in Christian ethics
A1 Elliot, David
LA English
PP New York
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1005315272
AB The theological virtue of hope has long been neglected in Christian ethics. However, as social, civic and global anxieties mount, the need to overcome despair has become urgent. This book proposes the theological virtue of hope as a promising source of rejuvenation. Theological hope sustains us from the sloth, presumption and despair that threaten amid injustice, tragedy and dying; it provides an ultimate meaning and transcendent purpose to our lives; and it rejoices and refreshes us 'on the way' with the prospect of eternal beatitude. Rather than degrading this life and world, hope ordains earthly goods to our eschatological end, forming us to pursue social justice with a resilience and vitality that transcend the cynicism and disillusionment so widespread at present. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas and virtue ethics, the book shows how the virtue of hope contributes to human happiness in this life and not just the next.
AB The eudaimonia gap -- The theological virtue of hope in Aquinas -- Rejoicing in hope -- Presumption and moral reform -- Despair and consolation -- The problem of worldliness -- Hope and the earthly city
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017)
CN BV4638
SN 9781316659458
K1 Thomas : Aquinas, Saint : 1225?-1274
K1 Thomas
K1 Hope : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines.
K1 Hope : Religious aspects : Christianity.
K1 Christian Ethics
K1 Hope : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Hope : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines
K1 Thomas ; Aquinas, Saint ; 1225?-1274
K1 Hope ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; History of doctrines
K1 Hope ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
DO 10.1017/9781316659458