- Diverse religions coexist without persecution—philosophical tolerance is prized
- Religion serves morality, not dogma; clergy are educated and socially engaged.
Though a devout Catholic, More criticized religious authority’s hypocrisy, value placed on wealth, and moral failings—especially among the clergy entrapped in privilege and ignorance.
Education: Civic Engagement, Not Elitism
Utopia’s citizens are well-educated:
- Everyone learns reading, arithmetic, civic law, and agriculture.
- Given the era’s limited upward mobility and a narrow education reserved for elites, this vision highlighted Tudor society’s failures.
- More’s ideal proposed a state that empowers all citizens through education—recognizing shared responsibility and bridging class divides. shutdown123