{"product_id":"the-last-letters-of-thomas-thomas-more-9780802843944","title":"The Last Letters of Thomas More","description":"In the spring of 1534, Thomas More was taken to the Tower of London, and after fourteen months in prison, the brilliant author of \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, friend of Erasmus and the humanities, highly respected judge, family man, and former Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded on Tower Hill. Yet More wrote some of his best works as a prisoner, including \u003ci\u003eA Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation\u003c\/i\u003e and a commentary on the agony of Christ (\u003ci\u003eDe tristitia Christi\u003c\/i\u003e). His last letters, too, are works of art that are both historically important and religiously significant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Letters of Thomas More\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb new edition of More's prison correspondence, introduced and fully annotated for contemporary readers by Alvaro de Silva. Based on the critical edition of More's correspondence, this volume begins with letters penned by More to Cromwell and Henry VIII in the spring of 1534 and ends with More's last words to Margaret Roper, his daughter, on the eve of his execution, July 6, 1535. More writes on a host of topics -- prayer and penance, the right use of riches and power, the joys of heaven, the challenges of maintaining moral virtue, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These letters also reveal much about More himself, especially his understanding of \"conscience.\" The strength of his conscience was reinforced by the Word of God coming in all its power through Scripture, and by remembering all the faithful of the church. In his vivid imagination of that glorious \"company of saints,\" More found the courage to follow his conscience even unto death. \"It is a case,\" he wrote, \"in which a man may lose his head and yet have none harm, but instead of harm inestimable good at the hand of God.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Providing a rich complement to these letters is de Silva's commentary. In it he throws light on the literary works that More wrote in prison, and explores the religious and political conditions of Tudor England. And always he reminds us of More -- of the man whose unshakable faith and shining example draw us to him today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alvaro de Silva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802843948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802843944\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 06\/06\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.12w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 29","brand":"Alvaro de Silva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947193467135,"sku":"9780802843944","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e8e0ccea-d9c9-4944-89aa-9c806922c620.jpg?v=1681517276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-letters-of-thomas-thomas-more-9780802843944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}