Hardcover, 338 pages
English language
Published Oct. 3, 1997 by Early English Text Society.
The Imitation of Christ
the First English Translation of the `Imitatio Christi' (Early English Text Society Original Series)
by B.J.H. Biggs
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First published anonymously in 1418, Thomas à Kempis's The Imitation of Christ is a classic Christian devotional work that has been read through the ages by such notable figures as Sir Thomas More, John Wesley, and Pope John Paul I. A meditation on spiritual life, it offers instructions for renouncing worldly vanity and discovering eternal truths with the goal of living out the teachings of Jesus by taking inspiration from his life. More widely read and more influential than any spiritual work except the Bible, The Imitation of Christ has offered guidance and solace to people of all faiths since its publication and retains its power today. This edition is the translation by the Reverend William Benham.
Subjects
- Christian theology
- Other prose: classical, early & medieval
- Individual Theologians And Their Works (General)
- Religion
- Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Continental European
- Devotional
- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Collections / Continental European
- Literary Criticism & Collections / Medieval
- Literary studies: general
- Christian Theology - General
- Catholic Church
- Early works to 1800
- Meditations
- Spiritual life