Hope

Hope (cf. mittelniederdt. Hopen " bounce ", " [ in anticipation restless ] jump ", " fidget " ) is a confident inner orientation, coupled with a positive expectation that something desirable happens in the future, without any real certainty about there. This can be a particular event, but also a fundamental condition such as ongoing health or financial security. Hope is the comprehensive emotional and action-guiding under circumstances orientation of the people for the future. Hoping the person behaves positively to the temporality of existence.

Hope can be accompanied by anxiety and worry that what is desired does not occur. Your opposite is the despair, the hopelessness, resignation or depression.

Hope is also one of the three Christian virtues: faith, hope and love.

Language use

Hope ( altgr. ελπίς, Latin spes ) had historically initially have no clearly positive connotation it has in the German language. The Greek word means elpis neutral just as much as expected. It is expected something in the future and that can be both a good thing and a bad thing.

In German, on the other hand has "hope" a clear positive sense. One hopes for the success of a business. This positive connotation meaning is primarily due to the Christian character. Examples of this usage are about: There is still hope, or the saying Hope dies last; the outdated sayings for " pregnancy " as in the hope or be hopeful evidence of this positive sense in which the word hope is usually used. If the word in the plural, however, it has in the parlance usually a negative rating: You should not make for yourself any better hopes.

Is intended to express that hope is not entitled to one speaks of a dream or an illusion; the opposite of hope is despair, however.

Philosophy

Especially in the theory of Ernst Bloch 's hope also a philosophical principle. Bloch refers to social struggles that are repeatedly carried ahead by hopes. These hopes flowing through it - in its own terms - social developments, including a " heat flow ". As a historical example, he cites the in the peasant wars in 1525 defeated in Germany peasants who still hoped for the realization of their demands by the following generations:

We prefer " Beaten home - Our grandchildren fencing better ".

Friedrich Nietzsche writes in Human, All Too Human for the hope based on the Pandora's Box: " Zeus wanted namely that man, no matter how much tormented by the other evil, but life does not throw away, but continue, always anew. leave torment this he gives man hope: in truth it is the worst of evils, because it prolongs the torment of man. "

Reflection in the religions

Christianity

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic hopes for eternal life.

Pope Benedict XVI. dedicated to the hope an encyclical ( "saved in the hope of " Latin Spe Salvi 2007 ). It states:

The hope was a key word already in the New Testament. The Holy Bible is the source of hope: " ... through comfort of the scriptures might have hope " ( Romans 15:4). The rescue is due to the hope: " ... For we were saved, but hope. " ( Romans 8:24). Hope has in the Christian faith eternal value: " And now abideth faith, hope, love. " ( 1 Corinthians 13:13) believers, Christians are called to give an account of their hope, "Be ready always to give an answer to everyone who of you accountable calls for the hope that is in you. " ( 1 Peter 3:15)

Evangelical Church

The Reformer Martin Luther coined in his Bible translation of 1545 the term "the God of hope." "May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace ... " ( Romans 15, 13 ). So God himself is the source and foundation of Christian hope and confidence. Elsewhere Luther describes hope as the sum of the whole Christian doctrine:

Baptists

The Baptist hopes to " God's new world " - this is the title of the last chapter of accountability from the faith of the German Baptists. This outlook also influenced already his mood as he assesses, save them as more important than the current problems.

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