Imitation Of Christ

By (author): "Thomas à Kempis"
Publish Date: 1418
Imitation Of Christ
ISBN0785242244
ISBN139780785242246
AsinImitation Of Christ
Original titleDe Imitatione Christi
The premier line of Classic literature from the greatest Christian authors. The finest in quality and value."The Imitation of Christ" is a collection of spiritual sayings on a variety of themes. Thomas a Kempis quoted the Bible most of all--mainly the psalms, the words of Jesus, and the epistles of paul--but he also used quotations from Augustine, Bernard of Calirvaux, and a number of the German mystics, includeing Eckhart, Tauler, Suso, and Ruysbroeck. Because of such a variety of sources, it is difficult to generalize about the book's content; but it is possible to detect a point of view. For Thomas a Kempis, the Christian life consisted chiefly in who we are, not just what we know or believe.