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The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis, is a Christian devotional book first composed in Medieval Latin as De Imitatione Christi (c. 1418–1427).
Theories most popular at the moment ascribe the Imitation to two or three men, members of the Brethren of the Common Life, an association of priests organized in the Netherlands in the latter half of the fourteenth century. That Thomas Hemerken of Kempen, or Thomas À Kempis as he is now known, later translated a composite of their
"The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas à Kempis is a spiritual treatise written in the early 15th century. This work focuses on the importance of embodying the teachings of Jesus Christ, emphasizing humility, inner reflection, and a life of devotion to God over worldly concerns.
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis Book One: In the Life of the Soul. Chapter 1: Imitating Christ and Despising All Vanities on Earth; Chapter 2: Having a Humble Opinion of Self; Chapter 3: The Doctrine of Truth; Chapter 4: Prudence in Action; Chapter 5: Reading the Holy Scripture; Chapter 6: Unbridled Affections; Chapter 7: Avoiding ...
The most probable author, however, especially when the internal evidence is considered, is Thomas Haemmerlein, known also as Thomas à Kempis, from his native town of Kempen, near the Rhine, about forty miles north of Cologne.
For five hundred years, this gentle book, filled with the spirit of the love of God, has brought understanding and comfort to millions of readers in over fifty languages, and provided them with a source of heart-felt personal prayer.
The full Thomas à Kempis text comprised four books, the first three of which make up our special edition, translated from the original Latin by Bishop Richard Challoner (who also revised the Douay-Rheims Bible in the 1740s). Together they present the fundamental principles of the spiritual life.
For Paul the imitation of Christ involves readiness to be shaped by the Holy Spirit as in Romans 8:4 and Romans 8:11, and a self-giving service of love to others as in 1 Corinthians 13 and Galatians 5:13. [1] The imitation of Christ, as in Ephesians 5:1 is then viewed by Paul as a path to the imitation of God: "Be ye therefore imitators of God ...
Imitating Christ and Despising All Vanities on Earth. HE WHO follows Me, walks not in darkness,” says the Lord (John 8:12). By these words of Christ we are advised to imitate His life and habits, if we wish to be truly enlightened and free from all blindness of heart.
With great personal conviction and deep humanity, Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) demonstrates the individual's reliance on God and on the words of Christ, and the futility of...