Thomas More

Why Patron of Statesmen?
Herausgeber: Curtright, Travis

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays addresses Thomas More's guiding principles of leadership through his writings, actions, and in recent artistic depictions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781498522267
• ISBN-10: 1498522262
• Artikelnr.: 42990333

Autorenporträt

Edited by Travis Curtright - Contributions by J. Brian Benestad; Samuel Gregg; Carson Holloway; Louis Karlin; Jeffrey S. Lehman; James V. Schall; Stephen W. Smith; James R. Stoner Jr. and Gerard B. Wegemer

Inhaltsangabe

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