**Drawing on a variety of More's late writings, this collection
provides even readers lacking a background in Renaissance humanism or
history with a rich introduction to a startlingly modern man of
spiritual principle.
**
Thomas More is perhaps most familiar to us from his courageous struggle
with Henry VIII, unforgettably portrayed in Robert Bolt's classic, A
Man for All Seasons. But that final struggle, which ended in his
execution for treason, was only the crowning act in a life that he had
devoted to God long before.
In the first selection in decades made for the general reader from his
collected works, this volume traces More's journey of moral conviction
in his own words and writings. Also included is the famous "Life of Sir
Thomas More," written by his son-in-law, William Roper.
In the annals of spirituality certain books stand out both for their
historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage
Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in
authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted
contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight,
encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable
resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of
mankind's relation to the divine.
