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Thomas A Kempis' collection of meditative writings from the Brethren of the Common Life is the most widely read book in the world after the Bible. The reflective devotions have been a heartening friend to great men such as Thomas More, St. Ignatius Loyola, Thomas Merton, Pope John Paul I, and John Wesley. Learning to live like Jesus is the central task that A Kempis explores in this classic devotional. "The religious who concerns himself inten...

Excerpt from The Imitation of Christ Mankind, in molt Languages of the Chri¿ian World. But, fince the Engli/h Verfion, hitherto in ufe, was in forne Places grown obfolete, and in many fell thort of that Life and Spirit iequifite for fuch Devotional Traéts, it was thought expe dient to recommend it by a Style more modern, and a little better fuited to Subjeé'ts of this Nae ture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thous...

Excerpt from Of the Imitation of Christ, in Three Books: Translated From the LatinOfthe book itself, it will be difficult to show the excellency and use, to those that have no sense of spir itual devotion, and unnecessary to those that have. The numerous editions ofthe original, however, and the numerous translations of it into the di¿'erent lan guages ofall the nations professing Christianity, whether as Protestants or Papists, that have been...

Thomas A Kempis is well known for the Imitation/Following of Christ, the second best selling book of all time after the Holy Bible. His rich spiritual writings have been read by Catholics since the book was first written in 1418. What most readers don't know is that Thomas A Kempis wrote 40 books in all and most have been out of print for 100+ years. St Athanasius Press has spent the last 4 years searching for these rare spiritual classics in...

A new daily devotional compiled and edited by Alexandra J. Waller selected from the many works of Thomas A Kempis who is well known for the 2nd best selling book of all time, The Imitation of Christ.

Few devotional books have had the impact of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis. Kempis was a 15th Century Augustinian monk whose entire life was devoted to the pursuit of communion with God. His words, originally intended for his fellow monastics, have since become one of the most widelyread spiritual books within the Christian tradition. In The Imitation of Christ, Kempis meditates on a number of themes, at the heart of which is renunci...

Few devotional books have had the impact of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis. Kempis was a 15th Century Augustinian monk whose entire life was devoted to the pursuit of communion with God. His words, originally intended for his fellow monastics, have since become one of the most widelyread spiritual books within the Christian tradition. In The Imitation of Christ, Kempis meditates on a number of themes, at the heart of which is renunci...

This attractively redesigned edition of "True Serenity" presents the wisdom of Kempis' 15th-century classic in a month's worth of daily devotions.

Originally published in 1888, this translation of Kempis' well-known Catholic Christian spiritual book is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Originally written at the beginning of the fifteenth century in Latin for a readership of monastics and ascetics, the work is a guide to devotion which was intended to assist the soul in its pursuit of holiness. A canonical work that is thoroughly recommended reading for any amateur or ...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

By the Renaissance Roman Catholic monk, The Imitation of Christ (1418), is one of the most well-known Christian books on devotion. Thomas Kempis also wrote The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes (not published until 1906).

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He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, saith the Lord. These are the words of Christ, and they teach us how far we must imitate His life and character, if we seek true illumination, and deliverance from all blindness of heart. Let it be our most earnest study, therefore, to dwell upon the life of Jesus Christ. His teaching surpasseth all teaching of holy men, and such as have His Spirit find therein the hidden manna. But there are ma...

The Imitation of Christ has enjoyed an unparalleled place in the world of books for more than five hundred years. 5000 different editions have been published over the centuries, and it has been translated into almost every language in the world.Why is this little book so valued? The Imitation of Christ transcends its era and author, having become a testament that speaks to the perennial human condition on the issues of our human relationship t...

Beyond Self, an adaptation of The Imitation of Christ, will challenge readers to live a life that mirrors Christ.

Version of the very popular Imitation of Christ featuring a bonded leather cover and a zipper binding

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...