{"product_id":"hope-and-history","title":"Hope and History","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Josef Pieper\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHope and History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“The future is our only end.”\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e This provocative selection from Pascal’s \u003ci\u003ePensées\u003c\/i\u003e reads as the epigraph to Josef Pieper’s 1967 \u003ci\u003eHope and History\u003c\/i\u003e. The remark, in full, reads: “The past and the present are our means; the future is our only end.” With the philosophical precision and imaginative brilliance typical of all Pieper’s writings, \u003ci\u003eHope and History\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the acutely urgent question of what precisely constitutes the meaning of and the grounding for hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNo man can keep from hoping.\u003c\/em\u003e” (Josef Pieper)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAny consideration of human existence “cannot abstain from considering hope as a phenomenon and attempting to investigate it,” and ought to do so “in a philosophical way, that is to say, from every conceivable point of view.” Such is exactly what Pieper accomplishes in \u003ci\u003eHope and History\u003c\/i\u003e, especially in his stirring conclusion that Christianity offers the definitive response to the culture of catastrophe and despair: a prophetic witness to the ultimate power of Christ to set man free for freedom—now and in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosef Pieper\u003c\/b\u003e (1904–1997) was a German philosopher, professor, and author, widely read and recognized as a leader of Catholic thought in the twentieth century. His many works include the outstanding \u003ci\u003eLeisure, the Basis of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFaith, Hope, Love\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhat Catholics Believe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e124pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826450\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100031869295,"sku":"978-1952826450","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product251.jpg?v=1781124643","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/hope-and-history","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}