false 851393 121 The Thomas à Kempis fan club includes St. Ignatius, Thomas Merton, Thomas More, and even Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. (She reads a chapter of <I>The Imitation of Christ</I> every night before sleep.) <I>Imitation</I> has exerted immense influence on Christian worship, ethics, and church structure, because it gives specific yet broad-minded guidance about the central task of Christian life--learning to live like Jesus. Better to read this book a little here and there, now and then, than to try gobbling it cover to cover. <I>Imitation</I> is no triumph of orderly thinking, but it's a great monument and incentive to deep living. <I>--Michael Joseph Gross</I> 2375308 book 1418 The Imitation of Christ total:586|5:280|4:177|3:96|2:30|1:3| 586 2459 1028 98 4 7 false false Wed Jun 18 19:29:05 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 19:30:16 -0700 2008 5 4 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 06:30:53 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:59:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Mon Apr 07 06:30:27 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 09:23:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Apr 17 04:21:45 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 09:16:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Sep 24 03:47:40 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 04:06:21 -0700 2008 five times more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 12 17:06:19 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 17:17:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:25:20 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:50:07 -0800 2009
It was okay, but his theology (his view of truth) is slightly askew in some important areas. He focuses mainly on the contemplative life, humility, and his worthlessness. He also focused on Jesus Christ as his only salvation and satisfaction; this was the best part of the bo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 04:35:56 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 04:37:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Sun Oct 11 16:15:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:01:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 22 23:28:42 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 14:42:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 14 03:21:54 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 03:21:54 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Mon Nov 24 08:04:21 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 18:09:28 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat May 30 20:43:29 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 21:13:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 20:22:04 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 21:01:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 09 10:17:13 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 07 12:35:45 -0700 2009 1 The Imitation of Christ after seeing that Eugene Peterson recommended it (though I'm no fan of The Message). I had no idea it has had such an enormous impact on the Church for centuries. A Kempis wrote this in the early 1400s!

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However I'm struggling with it - mostly because of its emphasis on living an enclosed individual spiritual life....more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 16 07:47:53 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 10:37:44 -0700 2007 I've had a nineteenth century edition of this book out from the library since 2002 or 2003, when I started reading it as part of my effort to read religious classics. Misplaced it for a couple years and finished it just now. Unfortunately, I ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 16:53:38 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:56:18 -0800 2009
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Have read this book so many times I have lost count. It is WONDERFUL!!! After the Bible it is the most popular book in Christianity and a ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 13:06:52 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 13:21:12 -0700 2009 1
Yes, we are almost always in the wrong, and yes, the world is full of evil, but yes, we have true friendship and hope in a Savior, and love in God.

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