The Imitation of Christ - Softcover

À Kempis, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1514694085 ISBN 13: 9781514694084

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2020

Synopsis

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis is a Christian devotional book. It was first composed in Latin ca.1418-1427. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement, of which Kempis was a member. The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Its popularity was immediate, and it was printed 745 times before 1650. Apart from the Bible, no book has been translated into more languages than the Imitation of Christ. The text is divided into four books, which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life", "Directives for the Interior Life", "On Interior Consolation" and "On the Blessed Sacrament". The approach taken in the Imitation is characterized by its emphasis on the interior life and withdrawal from the world, as opposed to an active imitation of Christ by other friars. The book places a high level of emphasis on the devotion to the Eucharist as key element of spiritual life.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) was a monk at Mt. St. Agnes in the Netherlands. Thomas worked principally at copying and writing. A number of his treatises on the monastic life and little devotional essays have been translated into English including the great devotional work The Imitation of Christ (c.1427).

Review:

..."[This book] has opened up the personal interconnections within the movement as never before." --abc

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1514694085
• ISBN 13: 9781514694084
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152