The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis

Demonstrates the individual's reliance on God and on the words of Christ, and the futility of a life without faith, as well as exploring ideas such as humility, compassion, patience and tolerance. In this book, the author demonstrates an encompassing understanding of human nature, while his writing speaks to readers of every age and every nation.

If a man tells you that he is fond of the Imitation, view him with sudden suspicion; he is either a dabbler or a saint..Heaven help us if we find easy reading in the Imitation of Christ -- Ronald Knox
None, I believe, except the Bible, has been so universally read and loved by Christians of all tongues and sects -- Thomas Carlyle
The most influential devotional book in Western Christian history -- Professor John van Engen

Thomas à Kempis was born at Kempen near Dusseldorf in 1380. At thirteen he left the local grammar school to join his elder brother John, who had attached himself to the Congregation of the Common Life. In 1399 Thomas' mentor Florentius allowed him to travel to Zwolle to seek admission to the new monastery at Mount St Agnes. He was professed in 1406 and received the priesthood in 1413. Thomas wrote many other devotional works besides The Imitation of Christ, his masterpiece, as well as biographies of Gerald Groote and Florentius Radewyn. He died in 1471.

The Very Revd Robert Jeffery was born in 1935 and ordained in 1959. He has written on matters of Church history, spirituality, mission and ecumenism. In 1978, he became Archdeacon of Salop, and was Dean of Worcester from 1987-96 and subsequently Canon and Sub-Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. He retired in 2002 and is an Hon Doctor of Divinity of Birmingham University.

Max von Habsburg is the author of Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi 1425-1650 (2011).

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ISBN 13	9780141191768
ISBN 10	0141191767
Title	The Imitation of Christ
Author	Thomas Kempis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2013-02-07
Number of pages	304
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