The Imitation of Christ
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imitation of Christ. This meditation on the spiritual life has inspired readers from Thomas More and St. Ignatius Loyola to Thomas Merton and Pope John Paul II. Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas à Kempis between 1420 and 1427, it contains clear instructions for renouncing worldly vanities and locating eternal truths.
No book has more explicitly and movingly described the Christi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385028615 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 038502861X |
| Author: | Thomas à Kempis |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Image |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Image Classic |
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Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis (ca. 1380-1471) was an Augustinian monk in the Netherlands during the pre-Reformation period.
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson is the Supreme Knight and chief executive officer of the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization with more than 1.7 million members. He is the author of Called to Love, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the New York Times bestseller A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World.
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