With the courage of hope, doing what is timely - Christian existence and social action belong together. Jürgen Moltmann's essay on the fundamentals of an ethics of hope. With "Theology of Hope," Jürgen Moltmann established his international reputation in 1964. The political message of this book: Christian existence and social action are interconnected. Now, the long-awaited "Ethics of Hope" finally follows. In it, Moltmann outlines the fundamentals of an ethics of hope that have guided him and continue to do so. He clarifies how, from the perspective of the theology of hope, ethical viewpoints, ethical judgments, and concrete actions might look. After a foundational chapter on the relationship between eschatology and ethics, three steps follow: Moltmann inquires about an ethics of life in contrast to an ethics of death.