Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi
of The Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI
to the Bishops, Priests and Deacons
Men And Women Religious and All The Lay Faithful
On Christian Hope

Introduction
Faith is Hope
The Concept of Faith-based Hope in the New Testament and the Early Church
Eternal life - What is It?
Is Christian Hope Individualistic?
The Transformation of Christian Faith-Hope in the Modern Age
The True Shape of Chistian Hope
I. Prayer as a School of Hope
II. Action and Suffering as Settings for Learning Hope
III. Judgment as a Setting for Learning and Practising Hope
Mary, Star of Hope
Footnotes