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by: a Kempis Thomas
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 242
EAN: 9781586170110
ISBN: 1586170112
Label: Ignatius Press
Manufacturer: Ignatius Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 93
Publication Date: 2004-05
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Sales Rank: 497191
Studio: Ignatius Press
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Book Description:
The Imitation of Christ has enjoyed greater popularity down the centuries than any Christian book apart from the Bible. Even today, the soul-searching words of the fifteenth-century monk, Thomas á Kempis, continue to resonate, unbounded by time or geography. Drawing on the Bible, the Fathers of the early Church and medieval mysticism, his four-part treatise shrugs off the allure of the material world, blending beauty and bluntness in a supremely spiritual call to arms.
For this illustrated anthology, 40 memorable passages have been selected. Each excerpt is accompanied by exquisite art from one of the British Library's finest illuminated manuscripts, including the Sherborne Missal, the Luttrell Psalter and the Bedford Hours. The result is a book to fire and inspire all who delight in the remarkable writings of Thomas á Kempis. Illustrated.
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Rating:  - The Imitation of Christ: Illustrated With Illuminated Manuscripts
This book takes excerpts from the larger work, "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas A. Kempis and sets them with beautiful, classical artwork. It was recommended to me by a spiritual advisor for the purpose of daily meditation. It is an excellent book to that end. The language remains in the archaic Christian form of "thou's", "followeth's" and "camest's" which slows the reading pace a bit. However, the message is powerful and used along with the readings of scripture, it will help in keeping one ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful and truthful
I gave this edition as a gift to a Polish friend, because these are just extracts of the full version, and the full version would have presented too much of a language difficulty. This is a book which some will think is too scrupulous for the average person, but it speaks in a voice that will remind you of the Holy Spirit if you know Him.
Rating: - Medieval Illustrations Set A Certain Tone That Fits This Work
This 18th century translation of the 500-year-old Christian classic has both beautiful Medieval illustrations and an archaic tone to its passages that work well together in removing the reader from the confines of contemporary life and putting them inside the mindset of the monk who wrote this meditation on imitating the life of Christ. This is the version of this work to have, in my opinion, far better than the endless, text-only editions of this we had to wade through in theology classes in high ... Read More
Rating:  - A Classic with Art!
The most widely read Christian book after the Bible now has glorious medieval illustrations on every page that complement the profound meditations by Thomas A Kempis. A wonderful book for spiritual reading, and also as a beautiful gift book. Divided up by several thematic spiritual topics, this book is great for just quiet meditation on how to better imitate Christ in our daily lives, and the pictures offer great images for helping the meditation. Just a handsome book all around. One of the best editions ... Read More
Rating: - Breathtaking!
What a magnificent presentation of a magnificent book. The text here is the Challoner 1737 translation (the Douay Bible translation was Challoner's also) which is so beautiful and devotional and which fits perfectly with the incredible art on each page. This is not a large coffee-table-type book; it is meant to be used, to be prayed with, and even to be taken into church to read before the Blessed Sacrament.
Breathtaking...magnificent...beautiful...devotional: Ignatius Press has truly outdone ... Read More
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