The Imitation of Christ is a Christian devotional text divided into four books, which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life," "Directives for the Interior Life," "On Interior Consolation," and "On the Blessed Sacrament." The books are characterized by their emphasis on the interior life and withdrawal from the world, as opposed to an active imitation of Christ by friars.

The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read Christian devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Its popularity was immediate, and the text was printed 745 times before 1650. Apart from the Bible, no book had been translated into more languages than the Imitation of Christ at the time.

160 pages

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	December 12, 2020
ISBN13	9781774760000
Publishers	Engage Books
Pages	160
Dimensions	237 × 157 × 19 mm · 408 g
Language	English

Show all

More by Thomas A Kempis

Others have also bought

See all of Thomas A Kempis ( e.g. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book , Book , CD and Sewn Spine Book )