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Hope as Atmosphere: An Existential-phenomenological and Inter-cultural Study into the Phenomenon of Hope

Hope as Atmosphere: An Existential-phenomenological and Inter-cultural Study into the Phenomenon of Hope

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The thesis of hope as atmosphere finds resonance and expression in Christian trinitarianly based understanding of hope and the most central doctrine of co-humanity in Confucianism, which sees communal love as the ground of this hopeful co-existence and a way towards life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 149 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2022
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG


The phenomenon of fundamental hope is understood as an atmosphere in this thesis. As a metaphor, hope as an atmosphere finds a new expression of hope other than the light metaphor that dominates the discourse of hope. Hope is not only the light that illuminates the dark moments of life, but also, more fundamentally, in the air, it lies in the sphere in-between and saturates each life experience and every living moment. As an existential reality, hope as an atmosphere reveals our hopeful way of atmospheric co-existence. Communal love constitutes the ground of this hopeful co-existence, keeping it constantly refreshed and open, guaranteeing more possibilities of hope. On the basis of communal love, hopeful co-existence shows its ontological meaning as a way towards life. The thesis of hope as an atmosphere finds resonance and expression not only in Christian trinitarianly based understandings of hope but also in the most central doctrine of co-humanity in Confucianism.

The phenomenon of fundamental hope is understood as an atmosphere in this thesis.

As a metaphor, hope as an atmosphere finds a new expression of hope other than the light metaphor that dominates the discourse of hope.

Hope is not only the light that illuminates the dark moments of life, but also, more fundamentally, in the air, it lies in the sphere in-between and saturates each life experience and every living moment.

As an existential reality, hope as an atmosphere reveals our hopeful way of atmospheric co-existence.

Communal love constitutes the ground of this hopeful co-existence, keeping it constantly refreshed and open, guaranteeing more possibilities of hope.

On the basis of communal love, hopeful co-existence shows its ontological meaning as a way towards life.

The thesis of hope as an atmosphere finds resonance and expression not only in Christian trinitarianly based understandings of hope but also in the most central doctrine of co-humanity in Confucianism.


Dimension: 237 x 160 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783525568583

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