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Dr. Bill Creasy's superb translation of The Imitation of Christ "is not merely a good translation of The Imitation, but a great one."
Rev. Dennis J. Billy, Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Professor of Theology, St. Mary's Seminary and University
Thomas a Kempis's The Imitation of Christ has been published in more languages and more editions than any other book except the Bible. It has been universally praised as a major devotional work for over half a millennium:
St. Thomas More praised The Imitation of Christ as one of three books every Christian should read
Sanuel Johnson remarked to Boswell that The Imjitation "must be a good book, as the world has opened its arms to receive it"
Thomas Carlyle wrote "no book, I believe, except the Bible, has been so universally read and loved by Christians of all tongues and sects
George Eliot wrote that The Imitation's "piety has its foundations in the depth of the divine-human soul"
Thomas De Quincey praised The Imitation's "slender rivulets of truth silently stealing away into light"
Matthew Arnold called it "the most exquisite document, after the New Testament, of all the documents the Christian spirit has ever inspired
Dr. Creasy translated Thomas a Kempis's The Imitation of Christ from the 1441 Latin manuscript in Thomas's own handwriting. It is in the Bibliotheque Royale in Brussels, MS 5855-61.
Dr. Creasy's award-winning translation has become the standard translation of this spiritual classic, now in its third edition.
ASIN: 0881460974
VSKU: BVV.0881460974.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Creasy, William C
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
ASIN: 0881460974
VSKU: BVV.0881460974.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Creasy, William C
Binding: Hardcover
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.