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...
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Language: | English |
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Seminaries
[2019]
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Word & world
Year: 2019, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 255-262 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HC New Testament NBK Soteriology |
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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 |
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. |
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ISSN: | 0275-5270 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Word & world
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