Kempis full audiobook the imitation of christ latin. I was drawn to this book after reading st therese of lisieuxs story of a soul. Thomas a kempis synonyms, thomas a kempis pronunciation, thomas a kempis translation, english dictionary definition of thomas a kempis. The core message of the work is humility, and for christians to shut out the world and deny himself. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the devotio moderna movement, of which kempis was a member.
Thomas a kempis 791471 was born in the diocese of cologne and educated by the order of brothers and sisters of the common life at deventer, in the netherlands. In it, nee defines and describes good christian living, deriving insights from his reading of pauls letter. Thomas a kempis collection of meditative writings from the brethren of the common life is the most widely read book in the world after the. Thomas a kempis collection of meditative writings from the bretheren of the common life is the most widely read book in the world after the bible. Everywhere i have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.
The most probable author, however, especially when the internal evidence is considered, is thomas haemmerlein, known also as thomas a kempis, from his native town of kempen, near the rhine, about forty miles north of cologne. Imitation has exerted immense influence on christian worship, ethics, and church structure, because it gives specific yet broadminded guidance about the central task of christian life. He lived at and was a member of the windesheim congregation at agneitenberg monastery in. He lived for seventy years among the canons regular of windesheim at mount st. Confessions saint by augustine of hippo full audiobook.
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