August 7, 2020
In this episode, originally from Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast, Thomas asks lawyer and academic Louis Carlin about the plays and films of Robert Bolt. all seasons man Accurately depicts St. Thomas More’s views on the rights of conscience and his motives for martyrdom.
More’s involvement in the prosecution of heretics is also examined. Even if More was a martyr of conscience, is it accurate to call him a champion of religious freedom? One thing is for certain: the portrayal of More as a heretic torturer by Hilary Mantel and others is wrong.
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Thomas More Studies Center https://thomasmorestudies.org/
Richard Rex’s lecture criticizing Hilary Mantel’s historical novels, “Is Cromwell the hero and more of the villain?” https://ionainstitute.ie/thomas-more-thomas-cromwell-and-wolf-hall/
William Marshnerdignity as a person Traditional Teachings on Church and State” https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=8778
Thomas Pink “Conscience and Compulsion” https://www.firstthings.com/article/2012/08/conscience-and-coercion
Lewis W. Carlin and David R. Oakley, Inside the Mind of Thomas More: Witness to His Writings https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Thomas-More-Writings/dp/1594173133
Carlin, Wegemer, Kelly The jury trial of Thomas More: A procedural legal review using a series of documents https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Mores-Trial-Jury-Procedural/dp/1843838737/
Stephen Smith (ed.) For all seasons: Selected letters from Thomas See more https://www.amazon.com/All-Seasons-Selected-Letters-Thomas/dp/1594171637
Wegemer and Smith (eds.); Essential works of Thomas More https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Works-Thomas-More/dp/0300223374/
St. Thomas More, christ’s sorrow https://www.amazon.com/Sorrow-Christ-Thomas-More/dp/1849020558
The Complete Works of St. Thomas, Yale EditionVol. 14, De Tristicia Christi https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Works-Thomas-Tristitia-Christi/dp/0300017936
More podcasts about St. Thomas
Standard movie discussion https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/man-for-all-seasons-1966/
Audiobook of More’s Dialogues on Conscience https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-thomas-more-dialogue-on-conscience/
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Music is “Take It Back” by The Duskwhales, used with permission.
