Finding Harmony in Christian Hope

Nicolas Gervasoni

Finding Harmony in Christian Hope

Nicolas Gervasoni

Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis

Abstract

This thesis intends to define Christian hope in the context of the author’s grappling with disenchantment in his own spiritual journey during the COVID-19 pandemic. This thesis will first analyze conceptions of Christian hope put forth by Augustine and Hans Urs Von Balthasar. It will then compare them by analyzing the personal and communal dimensions of hope. The analysis of the two theologians will rely on historical surveys of hope from their respective time periods as well as examinations of their own periods of disenchantment. This thesis will identify hope as harmonizing for both individuals and humankind writ large to God; this harmony has soteriological implications for the next life after this one for individual Christians, the larger Christian community, and the world at large.

Original language	English
Qualification	Master of Arts, Theological Studies
Awarding Institution	Loyola Marymount University
Supervisors/Advisors	Pineda-Madrid, Nancy, Advisor
State	Published - Apr 1 2022
Externally published	Yes

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