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). The Imitation of Christ Thomas à Kempis Previous Section Next Section Table of Contents. He retired in 2002 and is an Hon Doctor of Divinity of Birmingham University. 1-10 of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, a digital book in the International School of Theologys Cyber Library which is a digital library for graduate seminary research, personal, and ministry research.

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 wrote many other devotional works besides The Imitation of Christ, his masterpiece, as well as biographies of Gerald Groote. 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. He was professed in 1406 and received the priesthood in 1413. 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.

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 by thomas à kempis