He Became Poor: The Poverty of Christ and Aquinas's Economic Teachings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802837486)

Drawing deeply on the views of Thomas Aquinas, He Became Poor challenges the modern economic tendency toward the "proprietary self" and calls for a renewed appreciation of the virtues of trusting receptivity and humble awareness of our membership in a larger benevolent order. Christopher Franks reveals how the summons to become poor bestows a new intelligibility on formerly obscure economic teachings. In the course of his discussion Franks juxtaposes Aquinas with Aristotle, John Locke, and Alasdair MacIntyre.

This book makes a provocative case for taking Aquinas's thoughts on economics more seriously and illustrates how the very market conditions of the modern world cloud any attempt to fully understand Aquinas. Franks offers a convincing argument that questioning market-formed assumptions can actually help us recover the evangelical character of Aquinas's ethics.

Author: Christopher A. Franks
ISBN-10: 0802837484
ISBN-13: 9780802837486
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d