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The year 2015 marks the 15th anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II’s promulgation of Thomas More as 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 was named such. 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. ** Review I appreciate the strengths of a fine volume that will benefit many different audiences. . . .The volume's illumination of More's life, writings, and historical reception deserves the attention of all scholars and teachers--Catholic and non-Catholic alike. . . .The book successfully addresses these many audiences by having a wide variety of fine essays. ( Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly ) In 2000 Pope John Paul II proclaimed St. Thomas More to be the patron of statesmen and people in public life. And yet scholarly investigations of More’s principles of statesmanship are still relatively few. In commissioning and editing this often stimulating collection of essays, T

Author

Travis Curtright; J. Brian Benestad; Samuel Gregg; Carson Hollowy; Louis Karlin; Jeffrey S Lehman; James V. Schall; Stephen W. Smith; James R. Stoner Jr.; Gerard Wegemer

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498522281

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Philosophy