Theology as Hope

by Ryan A Neal

Overview

Hope is the leitmotiv of Jurgen Moltmann's theology. Not merely one aspect of his project, hope is the whole of it, the supreme doctrine interpenetrating all others. Indeed, hope is his method. The present study is both historical and developmental while also being analytical and interrogative. This chronological exploration seeks to show the nature, composition, and development of Moltmann's doctrine of hope, as the distinctive doctrine of his theology, implicating all others. Part I establishes Moltmann's doctrine of hope as grounded in God's faithfulness in the cross and resurrection. Part II investigates major doctrines in his project in light of this ground. This design seeks to take advantage of the chronological approach while also integrating the best elements of a topical approach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781556354632
Publisher:	Pickwick Publications
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Princeton Theological Monograph , #99
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ryan A. Neal is Assistant Professor of Religion at Anderson University, South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

A Note on Citations and Sources xiii

Abbreviations xv

Introduction xix

Part 1 The Ground of Hope

1 Resurrection as Hope 3

2 Crucifixion as Hope 41

Part 2 The Implications: Christian Doctrine as Hope

3 Ecclesiology as Hope 69

4 Trinitarian Doctrine as Hope 95

5 Creation as Hope 130

6 Christology as Hope 153

7 Pneumatology as Hope 174

8 Eschatology as Hope 201

Conclusion 227

Bibliography 233

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"One of the most significant theological texts of the second-half of the twentieth century, Theology of Hope remains amongst the most enduring in Jurgen Moltmann's output. In this clear and incisive study, Ryan Neal shows how the theme of hope shapes Moltmann's subsequent work across the field of Christian doctrine. A perceptive study, this will make a valuable contribution to our understanding of Moltmann's theology."
—David Fergusson
Professor of Divinity
University of Edinburgh

"In the 1960s the so-called theologies of hope rolled in to become one of the most noteworthy and influential waves of the late twentieth-century European theology, taking seriously a claim made four decades earlier by Karl Barth, that all theology is eschatology. Contrary to much of the commentary on his work, the oeuvre of the German theologian Jurgen Moltmann continued to be shaped by many of the concerns about hope and theological insights he developed during this earlier period, and Neal's valuable book convincingly demonstrates that this is the case. This is an important, critical, and excellently researched study of a perennial theological issue in the fruitful reflections of one of the most important modern theologians."
—John C. McDowell
Morpeth Professor of Theology
University of Newcastle, Australia

Editorial Reviews

"One of the most significant theological texts of the second-half of the twentieth century, Theology of Hope remains amongst the most enduring in Jurgen Moltmann's output. In this clear and incisive study, Ryan Neal shows how the theme of hope shapes Moltmann's subsequent work across the field of Christian doctrine. A perceptive study, this will make a valuable contribution to our understanding of Moltmann's theology."
—David Fergusson
Professor of Divinity
University of Edinburgh

"In the 1960s the so-called theologies of hope rolled in to become one of the most noteworthy and influential waves of the late twentieth-century European theology, taking seriously a claim made four decades earlier by Karl Barth, that all theology is eschatology. Contrary to much of the commentary on his work, the oeuvre of the German theologian Jurgen Moltmann continued to be shaped by many of the concerns about hope and theological insights he developed during this earlier period, and Neal's valuable book convincingly demonstrates that this is the case. This is an important, critical, and excellently researched study of a perennial theological issue in the fruitful reflections of one of the most important modern theologians."
—John C. McDowell
Morpeth Professor of Theology
University of Newcastle, Australia

From the Publisher