Thomas More
Why Patron of Statesmen?
1st Edition
Published on 10. September 2015
232 pages
979-8-216-21708-4 (ISBN)
Description
The year 2015 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Thomas More's becoming Patron Saint of Statesmen and Politicians. Yet during these years no serious answer has been given by a community of scholars as to why More would be the choice of over 40,000 leaders from ninety-five countries. What were More's guiding principles of leadership and in what ways might they remain applicable? This collection of essays addresses these questions by investigating More through his writings, his political actions, and in recent artistic depictions.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
979-8-216-21708-4 (9798216217084)
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Persons
Travis Curtright is research fellow of the Center for Thomas More Studies at the University of Dallas and associate professor of humanities and literature at Ave Maria University.
Content
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Introduction: Why Patron of Statesmen (Travis Curtright)
Chapter 1: Thomas More on Liberty, Law, and Good Rule (Gerard Wegemer)
Chapter 2: Statesmanship, Tyranny, and Piety: Thomas More's Response to Lucian's
The Tyrannicide (Carson Holloway)
Chapter 3: Utopia's Images of the Statesman (James R. Stoner, Jr.)
Chapter 4: Passing Strange, Yet Wholly True: On the Political Tales of Plato's Critias
and More's Hythlodaeus (Jeffrey S. Lehman)
Chapter 5: Thomas More's Utopia and Catholic Social Doctrine (J. Brian Benestad)
Chapter 6: Faith, Reason, and Order: Thomas More and Natural Law (Samuel Gregg)
Chapter 7: Sir Thomas More and his Opposition to Henry VIII in 1533 (Travis Curtright)
Chapter 8: Thomas More: Patron Saint of Leading Citizens (Stephen W. Smith)
Chapter 9: What Bolt Got Right and What Mantel Got Wrong (Louis Karlin)
Chapter 10: The Place of Sir Thomas More in Political Philosophy: A Reflection on "A
Man for All Seasons." (James V. Schall, S. J.)
Appendix: Apostolic Letter, Issued Motu Proprio, Proclaiming Saint Thomas More
Patron of Statesmen and Politicians. (Pope John Paul II.)
Bibliography
Index
About the contributors
List of Contributors
Introduction: Why Patron of Statesmen (Travis Curtright)
Chapter 1: Thomas More on Liberty, Law, and Good Rule (Gerard Wegemer)
Chapter 2: Statesmanship, Tyranny, and Piety: Thomas More's Response to Lucian's
The Tyrannicide (Carson Holloway)
Chapter 3: Utopia's Images of the Statesman (James R. Stoner, Jr.)
Chapter 4: Passing Strange, Yet Wholly True: On the Political Tales of Plato's Critias
and More's Hythlodaeus (Jeffrey S. Lehman)
Chapter 5: Thomas More's Utopia and Catholic Social Doctrine (J. Brian Benestad)
Chapter 6: Faith, Reason, and Order: Thomas More and Natural Law (Samuel Gregg)
Chapter 7: Sir Thomas More and his Opposition to Henry VIII in 1533 (Travis Curtright)
Chapter 8: Thomas More: Patron Saint of Leading Citizens (Stephen W. Smith)
Chapter 9: What Bolt Got Right and What Mantel Got Wrong (Louis Karlin)
Chapter 10: The Place of Sir Thomas More in Political Philosophy: A Reflection on "A
Man for All Seasons." (James V. Schall, S. J.)
Appendix: Apostolic Letter, Issued Motu Proprio, Proclaiming Saint Thomas More
Patron of Statesmen and Politicians. (Pope John Paul II.)
Bibliography
Index
About the contributors
