Suffering in Christian theology is often described as a universal human experience that, when processed with Christian belief, becomes a source of hope, meaning, and spiritual growth. In this course, students will explore how faith, adversity, and divine promise intersect. Recognizing that suffering is the reality of a fallen world and the expectant hope found in the resurrected Christ, lessons will focus on encountering God in adverse times. Key dimensions of a theological framework using the theology of the cross, redemptive transformation and living in the hope-filled tension of “now and not yet”, will be examined so that students can consider and shape their theological view of suffering and hope.