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English
Hardback.

The spiritual classic by a Kempis
the second most widely read spiritual book after the Bible
has had an astonishing impact on the spiritual lives of countless saints
peasants
and popes for centuries.
Even today
the soul-searching words of the fifteenth-century cleric Thomas a 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.

This beautiful translation by Ronald Knox and Michael Oakley is considered by many teachers
writers
and readers to be the best English translation ever
and one that greatly enhances the life-changing insights of Thomas a Kempis.

''If we could construct a composite picture of all great Christians - Catholic or non-Catholic - of the last five hundred years who found The Imitation substantially beneficial
enlightening
and inspiring
we would need no further proof that familiarity with this great classic is an integral part of a mature spiritual life and even a path to holiness.'' - Father Benedict J.
Groeschel
C.F.R.
Author
Arise From Darkness.