Hope and the Logic of Impossible Things

For Paul, the basis of Christian faith is hope. But what kind of hope? Hope is such a misused word, capable of every definition from the banal to the sublime. To find the key to a Christian understanding of hope that leads to transcendent faith, it is necessary to look to Romans and to carefully del...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fredrickson, David E. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Seminaries [2019]
In: Word & world
Year: 2019, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 255-262
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
HC New Testament
NBK Soteriology
Further subjects:B Philosophy and Christianity; Greek philosophy
B God; Love
B Stoics
B Justification; Biblical teaching
B Bible. Romans; Theology
B Hope; Biblical teaching
B Paul, Saint, Apostle
B Salvation; Christianity
Description
Summary:For Paul, the basis of Christian faith is hope. But what kind of hope? Hope is such a misused word, capable of every definition from the banal to the sublime. To find the key to a Christian understanding of hope that leads to transcendent faith, it is necessary to look to Romans and to carefully delineate how Paul understands this concept.
ISSN:0275-5270
Contains:Enthalten in: Word & world