ABSTRACT
The human capacity for hope is a subject of study in several academic disciplines within the university. These include philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and literary criticism. However, it is very rare that works of theology, or works written in the theological idiom, are brought into interdisciplinary discussion on hope. The argument of this chapter is that contrary to this customary absence, there are works on hope within which religious resources, including theological resources, are taken seriously. These could potentially offer vital perspectives to the understandings of hope achieved in other academic disciplines within the university. The argument is achieved by taking up in review three classic works on hope. These are Ernst Bloch, The Principle of Hope; Walter Benjamin, On the Concept of History; and Charles Péguy, The Portal of the Mystery of Hope.
