The Imitation of Christ (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781511773669)

It is difficult to imagine that something written in the early 15th century could still have any import or agency today, but The Imitation of Christ, composed by Thomas a Kempis in the first half of the 1400s, has attained widespread publication and translation and is still considered required reading for devout Christians. What sets it apart from other works of that age is the approach taken by Kempis in how the reader should emulate his Christ; instead of going out and living as Christ lived, Kempis instructs that isolation and a withdrawn existence provides the necessary environment for contemplation and imitation.

Author: Thomas A'Kempis
ISBN-10: 1511773669
ISBN-13: 9781511773669
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2015
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d