WHEN FAITH BECOMES HOPE Peace with God means conflict with the world, for the goad of the...

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WHEN FAITH BECOMES HOPE WHEN FAITH BECOMES HOPE Peace with God means Peace with God means conflict with the world, conflict with the world, for the goad of the for the goad of the promised future stabs promised future stabs inexorably into the flesh inexorably into the flesh of every unfulfilled of every unfulfilled present.' Jurgen Moltmann present.' Jurgen Moltmann

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HOPE LEADS TO ACTION  This same call is fulfilled not by turning inwards to form some 'spiritual' community,

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WHEN FAITH BECOMES WHEN FAITH BECOMES HOPEHOPE

Peace with God means conflict Peace with God means conflict with the world, for the goad of the with the world, for the goad of the promised future stabs inexorably promised future stabs inexorably into the flesh of every unfulfilled into the flesh of every unfulfilled present.' Jurgen Moltmannpresent.' Jurgen Moltmann

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HOPE LEADS TO ACTIONHOPE LEADS TO ACTION

'Faith is not characterised by an 'Faith is not characterised by an attitude of indifference or passivity attitude of indifference or passivity towards the way the world is .....towards the way the world is .....

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HOPE LEADS TO ACTIONHOPE LEADS TO ACTION

This same This same call is fulfilled call is fulfilled not by turning not by turning inwards to inwards to form some form some 'spiritual' 'spiritual' community,community,

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HOPE LEADS TO ACTIONHOPE LEADS TO ACTION But by immersing But by immersing

ourselves actively ourselves actively in the very midst of in the very midst of the world's the world's darkness and most darkness and most depraved corners depraved corners as salt and light as salt and light with potentially with potentially transforming transforming impact.' impact.'