RT Article T1 A Hermeneutic of HopeĀ—and Faith and Love: A Thomistic-Liberationist Rule JF Journal of theological interpretation VO 12 IS 2 SP 264 OP 273 A1 McCullough, Ross 1984- LA English PB The Pennsylvania State University Press YR 2018 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1679438409 AB The early church bequeathed us two rules for interpreting Scripture: the rule of faith and the rule of love. This paper argues that these should be complemented with a rule of hope. It uses Thomas Aquinas to suggest how a hopeful reading might complement a loving and a faithful reading, and it suggests that we see this sort of reading in contemporary liberation theologians. K1 Charity K1 Faith K1 Liberation Theology K1 Love K1 Narratives K1 Resurrection K1 Sacred Texts K1 Spiritual love DO 10.5325/jtheointe.12.2.0264