|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1 Review
|
Average Customer Review
Share your thoughts with other customers
Create your own review
|
|
Most Helpful First | Newest First
|
|
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most profound biography of St Thomas More,
By A Customer
This review is from: Thomas More (Textbook Binding)
Among those who admire St. Thomas More, there are those who do so for the ultimate reason that guided his life: his sanctity. To these I heartily recommend Christopher Hollis's biography of Thomas More. Mr. Hollis understands the depth of the man, the historical context surrounding him but most importantly he understands More's intellect. This biography is the best effort I have read (including Roper's book on his father in law) to decipher a man who has been held as the first exponent of communism (through his Utopia) and a staunch defender of the Catholic Faith at the same time. The author uses all of Thomas More's writings to show that in the end, it was the desire to do God's Will, and to follow Christ that guided him. Therein lies the key to understanding this seemingly contradictory man. It is therefore the author's central thesis that without understanding this one can easily miss the whole point about Thomas More. Again, to the lovers of this great man, this book is a must read.
|
|
Most Helpful First | Newest First
|
|
Thomas More by Christopher Hollis (Textbook Binding - June 1934)
Out of stock
| |
| ||
