The Thomas, à Kempis 1380-1471 creator Benham, William 1831-1910 text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_of_Christ Translation of Imitatio Christi Release date is 1999-02-01 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 BV Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1653 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1653 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133047.0 1653