The End of Hope--The Beginning : Narratives of Hope in the Face of Death and Trauma

McCarroll, Pamela R. (EDT)

Fortress Press,U.S.（2014/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 150 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780800699666
• DDC分類 248.866

Full Description

Our experiences of hope in the face of difficult times are as varied as our lives, and yet very little of the literature on hope has effectively examined the multi-faceted ways in which we hope. What are the major ways in which hope manifests itself in our time? And how should we understand these different ways of looking traumatic events in the eye? For answers to these questions and others, Pamela McCarroll provides an outstanding introduction and orientation. A skilled and compassionate storyteller, McCarroll introduces readers to five expressions of hope through detailed and poignant case studies. On that foundation she then builds a discussion of the possibilities, limitations, and value of each approach. The result is an engaging and optimistic exploration of hope in difficult times.

Contents

Introduction; 1. A Brief History of Hope in the Modern West; 2. Finding Our Way to Hope: The Possibilities of Multivalence, with Helen Cheung; 3. Hope as Fight; 4. Hope as Meaning; 5. Hope as Survival; 6. Hope as Lament; 7. Hope as Surrender; Conclusion.