The imitation of Christ / Thomas à Kempis ; edited by Hal M. Helms ; [illuminations by Sisters of the Community of Jesus].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.

Helms, Hal McElwaine.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Paraclete living library

Standardized Title:

Imitatio Christi. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Meditations.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

278 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Orleans, Mass. : Paraclete Press, [1982]

Summary:

If Twain's assertion about classics -- "books everyone would like to have read, but hasn't" -- holds true, there are millions who would do well to order a copy of this timeless masterpiece. Whether used for regular devotions or dipped into only now and then, Kempis always rewards his reader with a new insight, a valuable caution, an unexpected inspiration, or a word of comfort.

Standing second only to the Bible in the world of books, and that for over 500 years, the wise and gentle counsel of The Imitation of Christ has transcended its original monastic context and become a guide for all times. It speaks to the perennial human longing for wholeness, healing, and peace of heart, and shows how these things are gained fully only when we submit our lives to Christ.

Unlike other modernizations, this edition is readable without being stylistically flat, and it retains the dignity and cadences of earlier versions.

Notes:

Rev. translation of: Imitatio Christi.

Other Format:

Online version: Imitatio Christi. English. Imitation of Christ.

ISBN:

0941478076

9780941478076

OCLC:

10185259