Theology as Hope: on the ground and implications of Jürgen Moltmann's Doctrine of Hope

Hope is the leitmotiv of Jtirgen 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 following study is entitled 'Theology as Hope', a play on words intended to convey two meanings, simultaneously. First, the three-word dictum correctly labels Moltmann's project. While his theology is correctly regarded as eschatological, there is a more specific, identifiable centre: it is a pronouncement of hope from beginning to end. The second meaning of the title, which is clarified and specified by the subtitle, describes the content of the present study. In the pages following, Moltmann's theology is explored from the angle of his doctrine of hopeThe present study is both historical and developmental while also being analytical and interrogative. Chronologically this 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 programme in light of this ground