Hope is understood to be a significant part of human experience, including for motivating behaviour, promoting happiness, and justifying a conception of the self as having agency. Yet substantial gaps remain regarding the development of the concept of hope in the history of philosophy. This collection addresses this gap by reconstructing and analysing a variety of approaches to hope in late 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy. In 1781, Kant's idea of a “rational hope” shifted the terms of discussion about hope and its role for human self-understanding. In the 19th century, a wide-ranging debate over the meaning and function of hope emerged in response to his work. Drawing on expertise from a diverse group of contributors, this collection explores perspectives on hope from Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Schopenhauer, J. S. Beck, J. C. Hoffbauer, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Georg Friedrich Creuzer, Kierkegaard and others. Chapters consider different aspects of the concept of hope, including the rationality of hope, appropriate and inappropriate applications of hope and the function of hope in relation to religion and society. The result is a valuable collection covering a century of the role of hope in shaping cognitive attitudes and constructing social, political and moral communities. As an overview of philosophical approaches to hope during this period, including by philosophers who are seldom studied today, the collection constitutes a valuable resource for exploring the development of this important concept in post-Kantian German philosophy.

A multitude of books have been written about both the horrors and the heroes of World War II. Legacy of Hope: Hidden Heroes from Generation to Generation, though similar in general topic as some of those other World War II books, is also uniquely different. Legacy of Hope tells the story—both from a historical viewpoint and a personal one—of two seldom honored heroes of that era, an orthodox priest and a humble but highly revered rabbi, both of whom courageously and repeatedly put their lives on the line to save the Jewish population of Bulgaria.

Towards the end of the 1950s a young English man, David Matthews, embarks on a long journey in a bid to escape moralistic and intolerant Britain, and to leave behind the traumatic and humiliating events that have affected him whilst trying to come to terms with his sexuality. David eventually finds himself working on a British sugar plantation in the remote north-west of Argentina where, serendipitously, everyone seems to be escaping their past: the devastation of Europe after World War II, religious persecution or, indeed, prosecution from crimes committed. Encouraged by the liberal atmosphere of ‘no questions asked’ David dares to hope that it might be possible to find contentment without guilt. David is beguiled by his boss, the charismatic Steve Everett, and is soon drawn into his dysfunctional family. He becomes embroiled in their lives; each in their own way wants to appropriate him for their own ends, as though looking for an ally in this newcomer. It is through these unorthodox people that David reluctantly accepts who he really is and finds what he is looking for, finally believing he can live a positive and happy life.

The Hagan family, Roman Catholic farmers from Ireland, begins with indentured servitude in colonial Maryland. From the 17th to the 20th century, this book traces the survival of a family faced with wars, persecutions, hardship, and tragedy as they become pioneers of the American western frontier.

Twins soul merged as one, with only a thin line between them. They are as difference as light and dark, with only a thin line between them. Balanced perfectly, one fueled by hate, greed, and lust. The other fueled by peace, hope, and love. The mother of Earth saw this and reaches down to touch the twin souls, causing this line distorted, casting the man to pushed into eternal darkness.

Let's not sugar coat it. Deployment sucks. There are days you have it together, and days you think you won't make it through. Written by a military wife who has been there, We Have This Hope is a mixture of humor and biblical application that will encourage you in this tough time. This devotional has a real-talk approach which will challenge you, but also help you realize that you are equipped to make this journey with God at the helm.