01791cam a22003613u 4500 1653 UtSlPG 20260610133047.0 m cr n 260607r1999||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 BV Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471 Imitatio Christi. English The Imitation of Christ Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1999 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_of_Christ Translation of Imitatio Christi Release date is 1999-02-01 "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas à Kempis is a Christian devotional book composed between 1418-1427. Divided into four books of spiritual instruction, this medieval text guides readers toward interior spiritual life and withdrawal from worldly concerns. Emphasizing devotion to the Eucharist and practices from the Devotio Moderna movement, it offers detailed counsels on living a contemplative Christian life. After the Bible, it became the most widely read devotional work in Christianity, with over 745 editions printed before 1650. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800 Spiritual life -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800 Meditations -- Early works to 1800 Benham, William, 1831-1910 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1653 43768 43768