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The Imitation of Christ (Hodder Christian Classics)
The Imitation of Christ - Hodder Christian Classics Author:Thomas A. Kempis The premier line of Classic literature from the greatest Christian authors. The finest in quality and value. "The Imitation of Christ" is a collection of spiritual sayings on a variety of themes. Thomas a Kempis quoted the Bible most of all--mainly the psalms, the words of Jesus, and the epistles of paul--but he also used quotations from Augus... more »tine, Bernard of Calirvaux, and a number of the German mystics, includeing Eckhart, Tauler, Suso, and Ruysbroeck. Because of such a variety of sources, it is difficult to generalize about the book's content; but it is possible to detect a point of view. For Thomas a Kempis, the Christian life consisted chiefly in who we are, not just what we know or believe.« less