The Imitation of Christ is a Christian devotional book. It was first composed in Latin ca. 1486. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from ‘The New Devotion’ movement, to which à Kempis belonged. The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Apart from the Bible, no book has been translated into more languages. Contents: The First Book: Admonitions useful for a Spiritual Life; The Second Book: Admonitions tending to Things Internal; The Third Book: The Inward Speaking of Christ to a Faithful Soul; The Fourth Book: Concerning the Sacrament. Translated by Richard Whitford and decorated by Valenti Angelo. Re-edited into modern English by Wilfrid Raynal.
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