The King's Man - St. Thomas Becket

SKU: 8636 | ISBN: 9781685291211

$18.95

“For the Name of Jesus, and the defense of the Church, I am ready to die.”—St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury

“St. Thomas therefore will always stand as a symbol of the unceasing conflict between the world and the Church; and the fact that some of the principles for which he contended do appear even to some Catholics to be on the very borderline between ‘dogma’ and ‘opinion,’ makes him all the more significant.”—Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson

Robert Hugh Benson’s retelling of St. Thomas Becket’s martyrdom offers a compelling portrait of an archbishop who died defending the Church’s independence from political control. This gripping narrative chronicles the tragic transformation of King Henry II and his former chancellor from intimate friends to mortal enemies, as their conflict over ecclesiastical authority escalates toward its bloody end. Benson masterfully illustrates how this twelfth-century struggle between throne and altar contained the philosophical seeds of a rupture that would reshape the Western world—prefiguring the Protestant Revolt and the conflicts between the Church and the world today. This struggle is summed up in St. Thomas’ own transformation as his allegiance shifts from an earthly king to the King of Kings.

“Catholics believe that Christ’s Kingdom is not of this world, and therefore cannot possibly, in the matter of her own constitution, be subject to secular control.”—Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson

167pp, 5.75 x 8.75 in

Good overview of Thomas Beckett's life

When I was deciding if I wanted to buy this book, I did what I usually do which is some research about the book. The trouble was when I typed in the author and this title, all I kept pulling up was "The King's Achievement", not at all the same book. It took me a little time and sifting through Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson's numerous books to discover that this book and "Saint Thomas a Becket: The Holy Blissful Martyr" are roughly the same. No doubt there are differences, but this book is based on that original. Hopefully that will save someone else a bit of time if there's any other bibliophiles like me.
That aside, I loved this book. It's short and sweet. Msgr. Benson originally planned a work of fiction in conjunction with someone else. When that fell through, he wrote this. 'All things work together for those who love the LORD'. We are blessed to have this tribute. What the saint and martyr went through! I read the book in a little over a day and am passing my copy on to my daughter and son-in-law whose second son is named, Beckett. It whets my appetite to want to learn more about this amazing saint. St. Thomas a Beket, pray for us!

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