Imitation of Christ - Softcover

Thomas A. Kempis

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0883680947 ISBN 13: 9780883680940

Publisher: Whitaker House, 1981

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Soft cover; Good; Mass market paperback. (ISBN 0-88368-094-7) Good copy, good wrappers. Becoming more like the Master. The aspiration of every Christian is to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. Yet, so often we seem to struggle in vain to reach that glorious goal. Thomas � Kempis was a serene and dedicated man who saw into the heart and purpose of God. He walked in the Lord's presence and discovered priceless steps to becoming more like Christ daily. In "Of the Imitation of Christ" he has passed these secrets on to millions of Christians for the last five hundred years. And they are still being shared today through this beloved classic. Religion, classics.

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The Thomas � Kempis fan club includes St. Ignatius, Thomas Merton, Thomas More, and even Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. (She reads a chapter of The Imitation of Christ every night before sleep.) Imitation has exerted immense influence on Christian worship, ethics, and church structure, because it gives specific yet broad-minded guidance about the central task of Christian life--learning to live like Jesus. Better to read this book a little here and there, now and then, than to try gobbling it cover to cover. Imitation is no triumph of orderly thinking, but it's a great monument and incentive to deep living. --Michael Joseph Gross

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When does a classic become new, fresh and extremely relevant? When someone takes it out of an outdated format and makes it readable, searchable and understandable. The Imitation of Christ has been in print for over 500 years for a good reason. It is powerful, beautiful and heart piercing. James Watkins has taken those words and reworked them into ninety daily readings, arranged by topic. Whether for daily devotions or for sound insight into a particular issue, Watkins paraphrase blends the ancient with the modern to introduce this classic to a new audience, speaking to all Christians with credibility and authority and using inclusive language not found in the original.

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