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Thomas More

Why Patron of Statesmen?
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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.
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
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