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The imitation of christ by thomas a kempis, paperback. The imitation of christ by thomas a kempis remains one of the most widely read christian spiritual books. In a kempiss the imitation of christ you will find a gracious invitation to follow the path that jesus has walked ahead of you. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the devotio moderna movement, of which kempis was a member. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Creasy published on 2007 by mercer university press the imitation of christ has appeared in more editions and in more languages than any other book except the bible. His books include the wellknown imitation of christ, life of geert groote, and life of liduina of schiedam, the latter of which he epitomized. These meditations on the life and teachings of jesus, written in times even more troubled and dangerous than our own, have become second only to.
Many manuscripts scattered throughout europe ascribe the book to jean le. The school he attended at nearby deventer in holland had been started by gerard groote, founder of the brothers of the common life. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook, or read online pages pdf.
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