The Imitation of Christ | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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The Imitation of Christ


00:01:13 1 Background and history
00:01:22 1.1 Background
00:02:49 1.2 History
00:05:15 2 Teachings
00:05:31 2.1 Book One
00:08:00 2.2 Book Two
00:10:32 2.3 Book Three
00:12:50 2.4 Book Four
00:14:18 3 Influence
00:17:17 4 Criticisms
00:19:08 5 See also



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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates



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The Imitation of Christ (Latin: De Imitatione Christi) by Thomas à Kempis is a Christian devotional book. It was first composed in Latin ca. 1418–1427. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement, of which Kempis was a member.The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read Christian devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Its popularity was immediate, and it was printed 745 times before 1650. Apart from the Bible, no book had been translated into more languages than the Imitation of Christ at the time.The text is divided into four books, which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life", "Directives for the Interior Life", "On Interior Consolation" and "On the Blessed Sacrament".
The approach taken in the Imitation is characterized by its emphasis on the interior life and withdrawal from the world, as opposed to an active imitation of Christ by other friars. The book places a high level of emphasis on the devotion to the Eucharist as  key element of spiritual life.