"In this rigorously researched book, Mitjans offers us an excellent and fascinating study. More was a lawyer, scholar, statesman, and husband, but Mitjans persuasively argues that More's early life defined his greater goals of combining a contemplative Christian life as a married layman with the active life of service to others, of revitalizing Christendom, and of seeking the fulfilment of his true vocation beyond the grave. This is an invaluable addition to scholarship and will appeal to anyone interested in one of the greatest of Renaissance humanists."?Jonathan Arnold, Director of Communities and Partnerships, Diocese of Canterbury and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Kent"Frank Mitjans carefully uncovers Thomas More's sense of 'vocation' in terms of contemplative prayer and civic commitment and shows how a 'mixed life' remains More's most defining characteristic. This is an outstanding book that supplements and expands upon previous biographical portraits of More."?Travis Curtright, author of The One Thomas More and editor of Moreana: Thomas More and Renaissance Studies
"Thomas More's Vocation is a detailed, deep and illuminating study of More's formative years and the decisions that shaped him. Frank Mitjans shows a deep familiarity not only with More's wide-ranging corpus but also with the myriad of texts that influenced him. This is a must-read for anyone wanting a more penetrating understanding of Thomas More, written by one of the world's leading authorities on his work."?Joanne Paul, author of Thomas More (Classic Thinkers)
"Mitjans has a firm command of More's life and his theological and philosophical outlook as well as a remarkable command of details from geographical to bibliographic that bear in very significant and new ways that challenge current and past interpretations of More."?Gerald Wegemer , editor of A Thomas More Source Book