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CatholicDevotionalSpiritualityClassics
The Imitation of Christ
Originally published 1418
Publication details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Original publication
1418
Edition
Penguin Classics edition, translated by Leo Sherley-Price, 1952
Translator
Leo Sherley-Price
Language
English
Original language
Latin
Pages
288
ISBN
978-0140446944
Categories
Devotional, Spirituality, Classics
About the book
A devotional work in four books on the spiritual life, composed in the early fifteenth century within the Augustinian tradition.
Thomas à Kempis composed The Imitation of Christ around 1418–1427. The work is divided into four books: on the spiritual life, on the inward life, on consolation, and on the sacrament of the altar. Written in a meditative style, it draws on Scripture and the Church Fathers. The Imitation has been translated into numerous languages and has been read across Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox traditions.
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