the imitation of christ by thomas à kempis

Max von Habsburg is the author of Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi 1425-1650 (2011). Let our chief effort, therefore, be to study the life of Jesus Christ. De Imitatione Christi (Of the Imitation of Christ), has been debated for.

He retired in 2002 and is an Hon Doctor of Divinity of Birmingham University. IMITATING CHRIST AND DESPISING ALL VANITIES ON EARTH HE WHO follows Me, walks not in darkness,' says the Lord.1 imitate His life and habits, if we wish to be truly enlightened and free from all blindness of heart. The writings of Thomas a Kempis, an Augustinian monk of Mont St Agnes at Zwolle. In 1978, he became Archdeacon of Salop, and was Dean of Worcester from 1987-96 and subsequently Canon and Sub-Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. He has written on matters of Church history, spirituality, mission and ecumenism. The Very Revd Robert Jeffery was born in 1935 and ordained in 1959.

Thomas wrote many other devotional works besides The Imitation of Christ, his masterpiece, as well as biographies of Gerald Groote and Florentius Radewyn. Thomas à Kempis was born at Kempen near Dusseldorf in 1380. Thomas spent some seventy years of his life in the reclusive environment of monasteries, yet in this astonishing work he demonstrates an encompassing understanding of human nature, while his writing speaks to readers of every age and every nation. 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 a life without faith, as well as exploring the ideas such as humility, compassion, patience and tolerance. The Imitation of Christ is a passionate celebration of God's love, mercy and holiness, which has stimulated religious devotion for over five hundred years. The Imitation of Christ: Four Books Full view - 1886.

One of the most influential and well-loved books of Christianity, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis appears here in Penguin Classics in a new translation by Robert Jeffery, with an introduction by Max Von Habsburg, notes, a chronology and further reading. The Imitation of Christ: Four Books Thomas (à Kempis) Full view - 1877.

The imitation of christ by thomas à kempis