Bookbot

Clarence H. Miller

    Utopia
    The Sadness of Christ
    • Utopia

      • 59pages
      • 3 heures de lecture

      Dreams come true in the conversation between Thomas More and Ralph Hythloday, the imaginary traveller of strange lands. The Utopia that emerges from his descriptions proves to be far more real and practical than the impossible fairy tale world that has grown up around it since More's conversation was first published. Unlike England, with its terrible conventions of wealth and endemic crime, the island of Utopia lacks both private property and tyranny. Brilliantly written and suffused with subtle irony, More's Utopia proves that intelligent prose does not exclude humanity and a mischievous sense of humour. The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction and chronology of More's life and times.

      Utopia2001
      3,5
    • The Sadness of Christ

      And Final Prayers and Benedictions (Yale University Press Translation)

      • 184pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      This book was the last that St. Thomas More wrote in the Tower of London before he was executed for standing firm in his Catholic faith. In it, he explores the Gospel passages that depict the agony of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane. He depicts Christ as a model of virtue in the face of suffering and persecution. And along the way, he includes valuable and eternally relevant reflections on prayer, courage, friendship, statesmanship, and more. Here is an excellent resource for Lent or anytime!

      The Sadness of Christ1993
      4,4