Bibliograph

The imitation of Christ in four books, by Thomas à Kempis ; a translation from the Latin by Joseph N. Tylenda

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The imitation of Christ in four books, by Thomas à Kempis ; a translation from the Latin by Joseph N. Tylenda

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 237) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The imitation of Christ in four books

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bibliography

Oclc number

37947301

Responsibility statement

by Thomas à Kempis ; a translation from the Latin by Joseph N. Tylenda

Series statement

Vintage spiritual classics

Summary

This meditation on the spiritual life has inspired readers from Thomas More and Ignatius Loyola to Thomas Merton and Pope John Paul I. Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas a Kempis between 1420 and 1427, it contains clear instructions for renouncing wordly vanities and locating eternal truths

Table Of Contents

Bk. 1. Helpful counsels for the spiritual life -- bk. 2. Directives for the interior life -- bk. 3. On interior consolation -- bk. 4. On the blessed sacrament

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Imitation of Christ

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