Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Imitation of Christ
    The Imitation of Christ
    The Imitation of Christ
    Ebook206 pages2 hours

    The Imitation of Christ

    By Thomas a Kempis

    ()

    Switch to audiobook
    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imitation of Christ. This meditation on the spiritual life has inspired readers from Thomas More and St. Ignatius Loyola to Thomas Merton and Pope John Paul I. Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas à Kempis between 1420 and 1427, it contains clear instructions for renouncing wordly vanities and locating eternal truths.  No book has more explicitly and movingly described the Christian ideal: "My son, to the degree that you can leave yourself behind, to that degree will you be able to enter into Me."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlackmore Dennett
    Release dateAug 4, 2018
    ISBN9788828368038
    Author

    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.

    Read more from Thomas A Kempis

    Related to The Imitation of Christ

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      ‘For Your Guidance!’

      Jun 30, 2020

      ‘For Your Guidance!’
      8 min read

    • Article

      Red Alert

      May 20, 2019

      Why does the Church today appear to be so powerless? Why are so many churches emptying? Why have young people fled the church? Why do some Christians consider ‘gathering together as the church’ to be irrelevant? What is happening in our generation?

      5 min read

    • Article

      ‘What Seek Ye?’

      Jul 31, 2020

      ‘What Seek Ye?’
      8 min read

    • Article

      A Burden On The Heart Of The Believer “I Charge You Therefore, Preach The Word!”

      Oct 21, 2019

      Most of us would recognise that the last words of a great and godly man or woman before their death would likely be words of great value. Words to consider and ponder. Jesus’ seven statements from the Cross are of that category and are thus recorded

      5 min read

    • Article

      Stepping Into The Book Of Romans

      Oct 2, 2020

      The New Testament book of Romans is a copy of a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Rome, sometime around the end of 58AD while he was in Corinth. He had never been to the Roman church before, although he had desired to do so for a lo

      2 min read

    • Article

      Uncertainty

      Jun 6, 2022

      Until philosophers are Kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to

      2 min read

    • Article

      Passed With A Synod And A Wink

      Oct 28, 2021

      SO THE RESULTS ARE IN. A new dawn has broken, has it not? Where there is discord may we bring harmony; let’s get it done. Et cetera. What? You didn’t know there was a General Election on? Well there was. All across England (and the Channel Islands).

      3 min read

    • Article

      When Your Lamp is Trimmed

      Oct 22, 2021

      When Your Lamp is Trimmed
      4 min read

    • Article

      Chart Your Own Course

      Jul 6, 2021

      Chart Your Own Course
      6 min read

    • Article

      God’s Word Is A Mirror

      May 20, 2019

      We have an identity crisis in the Church today. This is because we do not know who we are in Christ and what belongs to us through Christ. Our minds remain unrenewed. In the natural, without proof of identity, you are not officially recognised and ca

      1 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Sep 24, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Trust In God

      Oct 30, 2018

      Trust In God
      4 min read

    • Article

      3 Points To Ponder On Drawing Close

      Nov 25, 2022

      My pastor recently preached a thought-provoking message based on Psalm 24, “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does

      2 min read

    • Article

      Lost In Tradition

      Feb 26, 2019

      Lost In Tradition
      3 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Sep 23, 2022

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Receiving The Good News Lessons From The Parable Of The Sower

      Jun 12, 2020

      The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. It is the best-selling book year after year, every year. It far outsells any other book, with a whopping 4 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. The mission with which I work, Hellenic Ministries,

      5 min read

    • Article

      Getting to Know God

      Mar 16, 2020

      Getting to Know God
      3 min read

    • Article

      Happy New Year

      Sep 29, 2017

      I'm on probation these days. For it's that time of year when Jews put themselves on trial before the High Judge, so I write today's column from the dock, being my own accuser and, at the end of these Ten Days of Repentance, my own defense attorney. E

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Secret To CONTENTMENT

      Aug 7, 2020

      I was confronted with the word “contentment” recently. In this age where we are constantly bombarded by what we are supposed to have, we can sometimes find ourselves lacking contentment in our lives, which influences our spiritual journey. 1 Timothy

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Execution

      Mar 27, 2018

      The Execution
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Imitation of Christ

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a Kempis

      ٫2^book_preview_excerpt.htmlu[]6+&U{v8d˙u!! %s 5$<}O~}+~i8ݼ{w/n_~Z_MwSHzpše;4=óލbպ1\0M5*܍W݄݅y<_U7SGWOU&_.yjp4\;>rO77̩Eݻy<8m;_ s-]E\ kիy`:+]WnH)͸v0Mjªaw\]<܈77aq8,( OWOء]/;ƣ?>pʗrZ7 vr{>Ѵc/ Ad"R#\EnG ,Cl&CL4UqkBþ3QB#׻<.=,+{ȯZos ^uS&Fr73 Tx ڪ?xMq 7wn|ݿ(hCV4>o[p=\c7S-̝cm^!d)ջپlPgh|_o6rߞ>_cCO.q-,-vX5aCyO_X/ooNy2#a[q1uMƓ&6O_ 00n*=ø]{lc}?Jw?b4N8]z > QMe~@xoDB__oLg2ciRI_0agabԣ;F nĈ8^ l'kD/ v I״{uf7 XidOӍ%4oQLWiAZ=3`+=<ó9?$%B 0 ]TŠ H [ 1~Vx)AF8[cZdv#cބ00,P#[;ד+;He,GG,+mJnfC;:]H=9K,H#W-;]!zRh1V'(ƎHsP'FÎ""p8܇AgE!?0u[XQ]K^{1 8lnB4ͼ4'j>D1; KTJN Ǥ7\J*Ss7{۽8 w1;k w_dUUx ۴9e7"v$q77ܽIݜ.'mH jxYR4}qY[cPj<@UGD)GO0krq;ӋAL=]Usiac58P(5w.Ii#.r;!LJj{y ,7ęNKxF~Ya¿1WclT6MOkDH%8F)8;glf6ͩc ;cGGh84u9'&f6t13넵 DQ: 8O6,9m4YԃRSͣɏGϐDtSsP|Z [f˰`'Zsx sa`b3/̓nOܰ, a4>BlDƹLq@[6 A=y`DL;-MA0mճ9 /f^ѧp; Ct F}2}K D$e Bj>dB'ն˯]AL0h*(rjŚ; SY_.P0[(om8x+B`[ -kh`Be0iM)wϿBj+9$5;Bte L&3~By0={\2-QNm;1 9KR.YͲa(FjREN90WX0r=%ʮ.N H0Mʠ&4l:ArUw;5b2S6ZCgA.V4JdӾg {k4d^^#A SlR@%@(rQ(.Rk ɭЗT2:(թ%pR,4 3΂%XM!3me悋EB|~l hIFB~ :SNFB"`'";`χĀ4$3]I2Mpkޱ f&WX@J"n~,NZH] ;rA V|QlH:vK.A>ڏ㜺VP32-{>*faQe[m "Xw!~Ϻь:kGE'pVFݽnd=aht!ľlLg''̃dBoBN9g{TüeX %%9+~B-<'e+·YQ!-1ْa;y["rC%$#ck$ĬUdԸsZSn0 z\\<`cN^D<< lFj )fNeaÕ(Yf[_@{}75tiaXiWPLiN޽Qh<*u KHPbКdn(_ێlE#I]GCgqQb,b~D!ԁ۽kvNʊX PdnbP.xFI^vc~2 E $󉅧Z*`<ኺra7 ᭲Z!5+))CVQz"$eqZlBAgYxPn?wasb)}PO)kzMeeEFpApa>4UPB!i3$Gv+6*7(GлaC`l1jZ%#bACO  F,BX,\+G;iɺRQ_]^+3x)YjEC1ag]AːB`h!By"'7ԂOyU)\Jvz@IkXNF(긼G,&4oB\M<+{/^ N$iBFsIJlx( rH[o=-4[Zy[_({jRp[]+eG3$6Ț^(l5X &~fpJ7XPXh=s=+MNX2a2TOS~.WֿҠ"9 $+Bo ǽ|][}f9hR:-)V~Ӛ&N C135r& ſ1FIF?C4&1Km 5@?Vޱ8.q&&2mkҝƉ:! s3Z0ۅdg'ϯÃ궴)ѲA1ഓW)IN?C'grg!$[H/Ei Eˀ,}$nՊR8+o L9j9 l@;sf9 $KFB:km䚑 u8çGR5.sٕ1Oa>rAѪ!F,-BǭaoA.(j(3ݹk ;ƥ$ ֡&1kLLKg0`'w_JUu}k Uj+e-stM%`upQ.|>gC7l6f_2 " Ak%V0e#WkV1+ܩwax"b0rialiS_AIo)ICS3-U^lrJ MZe[.Z-oc<؀ǠLv̷?T9w/>M8"i>a6"|XB~aZp3UGMA`%:y1g<>It6bm?EiEk&288O)FZ}H.YZSj:WagCTIH+AId!v'nwPNT'lM)ۤCYw<\nUFE8/:4oe4' N L2V\i$MӓB-M S94[X`,ܺ@/GL?à 8^}ݺuK86.FdgڪX\Z³SUATTVɍqˉEέ.ED$ 4K3Dd^kOƉGaB M5!-{2Ɠ GIy%4zVf˚ٳX{E fɤFYMoђ{`V^m:cNW$(m_Y yV}5uڱlWFW ^zRRp(uҢ'PHvPϝ0'w*pWV9KUK ]Ҍ94w~5idvnl1s{\VdrM,&w~!LH.CIy cy5cQE@OZ8Ha UyB?)6!js^y|y::e`3T2X1"b"jx@@z= { S_[8ah~+hNo Yg?4%NwR(ȝƘX{t6Cc4ΟF(hw:.\PNRSj_@zr eEЈ.ܙM\somܺ_5ThݭW9T7jzX3HTbKuwO~z4(eRlCa-\˳o#0PUn)Z9g"vZ>8#ayM~>GfN+C*D4d5XҞSJ! n_7էU2 /[mI?T Rl)< -*˩ز]鎩L?RXY;|gƩ*6L̊-iQ1, Ul]mJ/~eE(>i'{wqtD!#c`Q1=ЉU
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1