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One of the best-loved books of Christianity after the Bible, now in a new translation
 
A passionate celebration of God and his love, mercy, and holiness, The Imitation of Christ has inspired conversion and stimulated religious devotion for more than five hundred years. With great personal conviction, the medieval monk Thomas à Kempis demonstrates the individual’s reliance on God and on the words of Christ, and the futility of life without faith. 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, and his writing speaks to readers of every age and every nationality.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history an

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If a man tells you that he is fond of the Imitation, view him with sudden suspicion; he is either a dabbler or a saint...Heaven help us if we find easy reading in the Imitation of Christ -- Ronald Knox
None, I believe, except the Bible, has been so universally read and loved by Christians of all tongues and sects -- Thomas Carlyle
The most influential devotional book in Western Christian history -- Professor John van Engen

The Imitation of Christ Penguin Classics

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    A Paperback / softback by Thomas à Kempis, Max von Habsburg, The Very Revd. Robert Jeffery

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 7 February 2013
      ISBN-13 9780141191768
      978-0141191768
      ISBN-10 0141191767
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      Non Fiction Education Christianity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the best-loved books of Christianity after the Bible, now in a new translation
       
      A passionate celebration of God and his love, mercy, and holiness, The Imitation of Christ has inspired conversion and stimulated religious devotion for more than five hundred years. With great personal conviction, the medieval monk Thomas à Kempis demonstrates the individual’s reliance on God and on the words of Christ, and the futility of life without faith. 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, and his writing speaks to readers of every age and every nationality.

      For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history an

      Trade Review
      If a man tells you that he is fond of the Imitation, view him with sudden suspicion; he is either a dabbler or a saint...Heaven help us if we find easy reading in the Imitation of Christ -- Ronald Knox
      None, I believe, except the Bible, has been so universally read and loved by Christians of all tongues and sects -- Thomas Carlyle
      The most influential devotional book in Western Christian history -- Professor John van Engen

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