Spe Salvi

Description

In Spe Salvi, “Saved by Hope,” Pope Benedict XVI discusses the themes of Christian hope, redemption, and salvation. Benedict inspires with Scriptural and saintly examples in which hope seems nearly impossible but is essential to the faith. He testifies that faith and hope are intertwined and vital to the eternal life of modern Christians.

Contents:

1. Faith is Hope
2. The concept of faith-based hope in the New Testament and the early Church
3. Eternal life-what is it?
4. Is Christian hope individualistic?
5. The transformation of Christian faith-hope in the modern age
6. The true shape of Christian hope
7. “Settings” for learning and practicing hope:
   I. Prayer as a school of hope
   II. Action and suffering as settings for learning hope
   III. Judgment as a setting for learning and practicing hope
8. Mary, Star of Hope