'Hope' is a contested term in both Buddhism and Christianity. For some Buddhists, the very mention of the word 'hope' smacks of a Christian rather than a Buddhist agenda - an agenda that is theistic and, by necessity, theological. For these, confidence in the teaching of the Buddha makes hope unnecessary. But is this the only Buddhist view and, if not, how have other views been articulated and lived? For Christians, hope is not an easy term either,...