hope
‘The Hopeful,’ film about Adventist origins, debuts in theaters
By Kathryn Post — April 17, 2024
(RNS) — ‘I think a lot of those misconceptions that Adventists maybe aren’t mainstream Christians, I think they’re going to be challenged,’ said director and co-producer Kyle Portbury.
The top religion and spirituality books of 2023
By RNS staff — December 22, 2023
(RNS) — These stories of tenacity from people of several faiths and no faith offer guidance for surviving tough times.
On the YouVersion Bible app, Americans looked for hope, not arguments, in 2023
By Bob Smietana — December 15, 2023
(RNS) — Bible verses on topics like hope and peace were among the most searched for on the YouVersion Bible app in 2023.
Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine
By Kathryn Post — March 24, 2023
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (RNS) — ‘We have this chance to build something new,’ said the Rev. Fritz Nelson, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in East Palestine.
What 13th-century Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair
By Christopher Beem — January 20, 2022
(The Conversation) — A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on hope are relevant today.
Young priest loses mentor, then his father — both to virus
By Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski — May 14, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — For the 32-year-old Rev. Joseph Dutan, the weeks of the pandemic have been a unique struggle.
Could a revived ‘theology of hope’ restore faith in hopeless times?
By Martin E. Marty — November 1, 2019
(Sightings) — The theme of hope, found in the preaching of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as in feminist, Latin American and black theologies, urges fellow believers to be impatient with the world as it is.
As the world appears to turn upside down (again), Advent is here
By Thomas Reese — December 12, 2018
(RNS) — The Old Testament prophets, whom we read during Advent, also spoke to people in doubt about bad rulers and an uncertain future. We too need to hear, 'God is on your side.'
A chance for Hope, star of the State of the Union
By Emilie Kao — January 31, 2018
(RNS) — Private, faith-based initiatives are critical to America’s ability to provide long-term solutions for the needs of all the children impacted by the drug crisis.
Looking back with lament, and forward with hope
By Richard Mouw — January 2, 2018
(RNS) — At present many of the most hopeful occurrences of 2017 are likely hidden from our view.
Why Christians can stay hopeful in this time of political darkness
By Jonathan Merritt — August 22, 2017
(RNS) — After weeks of moral chaos, Americans have grown discouraged. Here's how Jesus-people can keep hope.
Rev. Al Sharpton’s thousand-minister march gains steam after Charlottesville
By Adelle M. Banks — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — Footage from Charlottesville, Va., has prompted some clergy to sign up for an Aug. 28 march. 'This is much worse than we thought in terms of a spirit of hate and immorality,' Sharpton said.
Welcome to the Trump era. Hold onto your hope.
By Jonathan Merritt — January 19, 2017
A former Obama White House staffer says all Americans have reason to hope in the age of Trump.
Many sightings of hope
By Martin E. Marty — January 5, 2017
“We do not know enough about the future to be absolutely pessimistic.”
COMMENTARY: 8 things the church needs to say
By Tom Ehrich — July 15, 2014
(RNS) Less sex, more Jesus. If Christians quit bickering about church, we could talk about love, joy, hope and more.
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