The Imitation of Christ (Illustrated) - Softcover

Thomas À Kempis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1981322094 ISBN 13: 9781981322091

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

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."

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1981322094
• ISBN 13: 9781981322091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130