This illustrated anthology features 40 extracts from the 15th-century cleric Thomas a Kempis's four-part spiritual treatise, an inspiration to all those who enjoy Christian writing.
Drawing from nearly a thousand Bible texts, The Imitation of Christ explains both why and how we should be like Jesus. If you want to think— and live—like Jesus, this book will help.
The Read & Reflect with the Classics edition of The Imitation of Christ includes the classic text in an easy to read adaption coupled with personal reflection questions, additional study questions, and prayer prompts for today's Christian ...
Complete and unabridged 15th century text by Thomas à Kempis and translated by William Benham in 1886. This book is a classic for comfort and understanding of living the spiritual life of Christ in a physical world.
This beautifully bound edition contains the unabridged text of the original four books, prayers and reflections to apply the readings to everyday life, and a helpful appendix.
This elegant burgundy book with a zipper binding also presents sections on the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross illustrated in full color. The Imitation of Christ will bless all who want to respond to the call to follow Jesus.
The Imitation of Christ
'God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home.'--Archbishop Desmond...
The timeless classic, The Imitation of Christ, is updated into modern English and arranged topically for daily devotions.
Where possible, the text echoes both the deep structure and the surface structure of the Latin—even to the point of replicating sentence structures and rhetorical devices while avoiding any distortion of the reader's experience.
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.