Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

Written by Thomas a Kempis

Narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw

This classic work from Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, is now available in English for the first time.

It is a simple truth that, without the virtue of humility, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It simply cannot be done. Just as pride is the root and source of all sin, so is humility the foundational virtue in which all other virtues must be grounded if they are to bear fruit.

Ever since Lucifer’s pride prompted his rebellion from God and Heaven, it has been continuously forgotten that only humility can lead us back to Heaven and union with God. Pride, as we know, is the broad and easy road to Hell. Unfortunately, our world has lost the sense of sin because it has lost the sense of God and virtue, especially humility.

Humility is the heartbeat of the saints and the foundation of all virtues. It is the virtue that conforms us most closely to Christ. In this short but deeply rich book, the great spiritual master, Thomas à Kempis, will teach you the following:

• The necessity of humility
• How to cultivate humility
• The manifestations of pride
• How to elevate your mind to God
• How to pray with humility and reverence

 This timeless work also includes some of the most beautiful prayers ever written to God, the Blessed Mother, and the saints that will help you advance in virtue and pray with fervor.

• Language: English
• Publisher: TAN Books
• Release date: Nov 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781505125825

Thomas a Kempis

Thomas à Kempis, (1380 – 1471) was a late medieval German-Dutch monk who wrote The Imitation of Christ, one of the most popular and best known books on devotion. Born in Kempen to a blacksmith father and schoolteacher mother, Thomas attended a Latin school in the Netherlands from the age of 12 to 19. While there he became a member of the spiritual movement Modern Devotion, founded by Geert Groote. In 1406, he entered the monastery of Mount St Agnes in 1406, where he copied the bible four times, wrote four booklets and instructed novices. Thomas More called “The Imitation Of Christ” one of three books everybody ought to own.

Reviews for Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

[Werner Aguilar · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The best explanation of humility that I have ever heard (or read) and the 2nd half of the audiobook had the most beautiful prayers to the Trinity, our Blessed Mother, to the angels and saints that I have ever heard (or read). I am going to listen to the audiobook again and again.
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And the narrator was excellent also.