Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Pope Francis’s “Pilgrims of Hope” and Pope Leo’s emphasis on listening and dialogue invite us to reflect on how communal action within the College Theology Society fosters hope in a period of destabilizing social and ecclesial challenges. Hope is both a gift and a task—it sustains action for justice while being nurtured by such action. The story of Joseph of Arimathea provides an example of small, faithful acts of resistance to injustice and dehumanization, taken in community, that can generate hope. Our work together as a theological society and our new CTS initiatives—our visioning process, decolonization efforts, and renewed international partnerships—are practices of intentional communion that embody resistance to polarizing forces and open pathways for theological engagement that promote solidarity, hope, and human flourishing.
Source: Horizons
Author: Johann M. Vento
Institution: Georgian Court University
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7124758425
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