St. Thomas More

A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation is a powerful work written by the influential St. Thomas More in the 16th century. Set against the backdrop of an Ottoman invasion, it reveals a young person's anguish at the impending peril and covers topics such as what it means to be a Christian in tumultuous times, how to cope with distress and despair, and how to maintain peace of mind in turbulent circumstances. Through this book, readers will experience More's heartfelt exploration of pleasure ...

First published in Latin in 1516, Utopia was the work of Sir Thomas More (1477-1535), the brilliant humanist, scholar, and churchman executed by Henry VIII for his refusal to accept the king as the supreme head of the Church of England. In this work, which gave its name to the whole genre of books and movements hypothesizing an ideal society, More envisioned a patriarchal island kingdom that practiced religious tolerance, in which everybody worked, no one has more than his fellows, all goods ...