Class 1: Are you hopeful?

We all know hope is an essential part of human flourishing, but what does that mean individually? Are you hopeful? What gives you hope? How does hope help you? Your experiences create unique understandings of hope, so let’s talk about them. The class will combine personal experiences with these activities to create a collaborative definition of hope.

Learning Goals:

• Articulate personal understanding and sources of hope
• Consider ways that hope is positive or negative
• Understand the overall structure and learning goals for this course
• Understand basic course norms, and set some goals for our work together this semester

To-Do (Prior to class):

• Write a 1 paragraph personal Hope Statement prior to class
• Read “Hope: Unraveling the Last Evil in Pandora’s Box”
• Read: “Give Up Hope“