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The Imitation of Christ is a handbook for spiritual life written by Thomas a Kempis in 1418. Regarded as a classic of the genre, its teachings arise from the Devotio Moderna (or, Modern Devotion) movement of the late 14th century founded by Geert Groote, of which Kempis was a member. Immensely popular upon its writing, it has been re-printed thousands of times. Emphasizing the interior life and a withdrawal from the world, it stresses the devotion...
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This classic work from Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, is now available in English for the first time.
It is a simple truth that, without the virtue of humility, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It simply cannot be done. Just as pride is the root and source of all sin, so is humility the foundational virtue in which all other virtues must be grounded if they are to bear fruit.
Humility is the heartbeat of the saints. It...
3) The Imitation of Christ, Book II: with Edits, Comments, and Fictional Narrative by Timothy E. Moore
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Thomas a'Kempis advises those, who want to follow Jesus to go deeper by clearing out space within themselves to find friendship with Jesus. That friendship requires an emptying of self and an acceptance of our own cross, which we carry alongside and behind His Cross.
The fictional narrative shows the reader the personal journal of Thomas, and the visitation of the Black Plague upon his monastery and village in 1421. Thomas' encounter with suffering...
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Thomas a'Kempis advises those who want to follow Jesus to set aside their worldly attachments and vanity in favor of the Cross of humility and poverty. Thomas' masterpiece, The Imitation of Christ, is second only to the Bible in its popularity in Christendom. In Book One of the four books, Thomas offers practical, simple steps toward following the path of Christ. These admonitions are maxims and aphorisms grounded in his experience as the Novice Master...
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