{"product_id":"saved-in-hope-spe-salvi-9781621647799","title":"Saved in Hope: Spe Salvi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Ignatius Press Reprint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnatius Press Reprints are identical in content with the most recent print edition of the original title. In order to keep important titles available at reasonable prices, we reprint them digitally in small quantities. We use high quality, acid-free paper, but the books are not smyth-sewn as is customary with our offset press print editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope Benedict XVI's second encyclical, \u003ci\u003eSaved In Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, (\"Spe Salvi\" in Latin) takes its title from St. Paul, who wrote, \"In hope we have been saved\". In this special deluxe hardcover edition of the work, the Holy Father continues a line of thought he began with his first encyclical, \u003ci\u003eGod is Love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove and Hope are closely related in the spiritual life. Love of God involves hope or trust in God. According to the \u003ci\u003eCatechism of the Catholic Church\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The virtue of hope responds to the aspiration to happiness which God has placed in the heart of every man\". Hope enables us to look to the next life, but it also inspires and purifies our actions in this life. Pope Benedict considers modern philosophies and the challenges of faith today in light of the virtue of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Confronted by today's changing and complex panorama, the virtue of hope is subject to harsh trials in the community of believers. For this very reason, we must be apostles who are filled with hope and joyful trust in God's promises. In contemporary society, which shows such visible signs of secularism, we must not give in to despair.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Pope Benedict XVI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePope Benedict XVI\u003c\/b\u003e is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As Pope he authored the best-selling \u003ci\u003eJesus of Nazareth\u003c\/i\u003e; and prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of the Liturgy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078196261138,"sku":"9781621647799","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cab65aa-f966-45fd-b4f0-60daec33adeb.jpg?v=1772534787","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saved-in-hope-spe-salvi-9781621647799","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}