{"product_id":"he-became-poor-christopher-a-franks-9780802837486","title":"He Became Poor: The Poverty of Christ and Aquinas's Economic Teachings","description":"\u003cbr\u003e Drawing deeply on the views of Thomas Aquinas, \u003ci\u003eHe Became Poor\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher A. Franks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802837484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802837486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Christopher A. Franks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926165881087,"sku":"9780802837486","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_07e87e51-4f29-47fe-bed6-f1f5624cb4ae.jpg?v=1681081569","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/he-became-poor-christopher-a-franks-9780802837486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}