What does Christian eschatology have to say in a time of hopelessness? How to speak of God's glory in light of crucified hopes? How does hope spring into action in a traumatized world? How can theological imagination help us to live truthfully in the midst of ambiguity? And what, if any, difference does it make to foreground the resurrection in all of this?
These are live questions Kelly Brown Douglas (Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter 2021), Ian McFarland (The Hope of Glory: A Theology of Redemption 2024), Katie Cross (Hope in Today's World: Chalmer Lectures 2024), and Judith Wolfe (The Theological Imagination: Perception and Interpretation in Life, Art, and Faith 2025) are addressing in their work. In this roundtable discussion, these panelists will present their thoughts and enter into conversation with each other and the audience.