faith-based hope and eternal life

About this episode

The episode discusses faith-based hope and the concept of eternal life as outlined in Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical letter Spe Salvi.

My friend Kale Zelden and I continue our discussion of Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical letter on hope (Spe Salvi) -- specifically, we read and discuss paragraphs 4 through 12, covering the concept of faith-based hope in the New Testament and the early Church, and the question about what eternal life is. Show notes/resources: The Still Point in the Turning World - T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton" The "already/not yet" tension of Christian liturgy and life: "The Sanctification ...

People in this episode

Host: Clayton Emmer

Guest: Kale Zelden

Topics covered

• faith-based hope
• eternal life
• New Testament
• early Church
• Pope Benedict XVI
• Christian liturgy
• Spe Salvi

Keywords

• hope
• eternal life
• Christianity
• Pope Benedict XVI
• New Testament
• early Church
• Spe Salvi
• T.S. Eliot
• Christian liturgy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spe Salvi, The Still Point in the Turning World, T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, Burnt Norton

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