Portrait of St Thomas More, painted in 1527 by Hans Holbein. Photo: courtesy Frick Collection. Utopia for Our Century: A Manifesto of Hope, by David Albertson and Jason Blakely (Yale University Press ($US 30.00 / £25.00 / €26.99) While in prison, awaiting his trial for high treason, St Thomas More wrote Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation. More understood the fear that drives retreat and disengagement in times of political upheaval…
