Thomas More Flashcards

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More’s humanism is evident in

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“Utopia”

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Thomas More was Roman Catholic

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William Tyndale was a support of Martin Luther and a supporter of the reformation

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Although it is true that More like some modern humanists he did exact reason,

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More did not give reason precedent over the church or scriptures. He believed reason to have a place in interpreting scriptures but not in such a way to question the supernatural.

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In his work “Dialogue Concerning Haricie’s” -

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Since the catholic church is the only trustworthy interpreter of scripture therefore reformers should not even listen to much less believed.
More wrote this as a reply to William Tyndale’s Parable of the wicked man.

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More uses the phrase “Christ’s Church”

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He refers to Catholic church and implies the Catholic church is the true church of Christ.

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