The Imitation of Christ; In Three Books.
by A Kempis, Thomas. Translated by John Payne
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About This Item
Glasgow: Printed for Chalmers and Collins, 1823. The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read Christian devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. 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. The text is divided into four books, which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life", "Directives for the Interior Life", "On Interior Consolation" and "On the Blessed Sacrament". "The most widely read devotional manual apart from the Bible, perhaps even surpassing the influence of such books as Pilgrim's Progress and St. Augustine's Confession... its message stressed the humble Christian virtues as they were preached in the Sermon on the Mount" (PMM, 13).
Synopsis
Thomas à Kempis was a medieval monk and priest (1380-1471) who served as chronicler of the monastery at Mt. St. Agnes. During his long life of scholarship, he wrote several biographies of church fathers and a number of devotional works. The Imitation of Christ , from which The Inner Life is taken, remains his most famous work.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130441
- Title
- The Imitation of Christ; In Three Books.
- Author
- A Kempis, Thomas. Translated by John Payne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for Chalmers and Collins
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1823
- Keywords
- Steve Fossett First Edition, The Imitation of Christ First Edition, Thomas A Kempis First Edition
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