The Theological Virtue of Hope and the Art of Dying
This article discusses the nature of and challenges to the theological virtue of hope in the Ars moriendi or ‘art of dying’. It proposes a renewed ascesis of hope whose shared eschatological vision and set of practices help sustain from despair and prepare Christians for a hopeful and ‘good death’....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 301-307 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality NBQ Eschatology NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Death
Religious aspects
B Practices B Ars moriendi B good death B Virtue B medicalised dying B Eschatology B Hope B Prayer |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the nature of and challenges to the theological virtue of hope in the Ars moriendi or ‘art of dying’. It proposes a renewed ascesis of hope whose shared eschatological vision and set of practices help sustain from despair and prepare Christians for a hopeful and ‘good death’. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946816642982 |