A horizon of hope

Gill Goulding

doi:10.35319/yachay.202582184

Authors

Gill Goulding University of Toronto, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-1146

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.202582184

Keywords:

Hope, pandemic, Kingdom of God

Abstract

This article addresses the theological virtue of hope in the context of the 2025 Jubilee convoked by Pope Francis. It analyzes the need to live in hope in our current context, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It considers the experience of hope in some key figures in the history of salvation and the emphasis placed on it by Pope Francis in his bull of indiction of the Jubilee. Christian hope, anchored in the Resurrection of Christ and nourished by faith and charity, is a dynamic force and an imperative for his disciples today.

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Author Biography

Gill Goulding, University of Toronto, Canada

Gill Goulding es religiosa de la Congregación de Jesús, y doctora en Teología por la Universidad de Edinburgh, Escocia. En 2012, el Papa Benedicto XVI la nombró experta teológica en el Sínodo sobre la Nueva Evangelización para la transmisión de la fe cristiana. Es miembro de la Comisión Teológica de la Conferencia de Religiosos de Canadá y, por designación de la Conferencia Católica Canadiense de Obispos, miembro de la Comisión de Fe y Testimonio (Comisión Teológica) del Consejo Canadiense de Iglesias. Es investigadora principal en el Instituto Von Hugel, en St. Edmund’s College, Universidad de Cambridge, Reino Unido. En 2021, el Cardenal Grech la nombró miembro de la Comisión Teológica del Sínodo (2021-2024).

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