{"product_id":"the-imitation-of-christ-by-thomas-a-kempis-a-new-reading-of-the-1441-latin-autograph-manuscript","title":"The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis: A New Reading of the 1441 Latin Autograph Manuscript","description":"Dr. Bill Creasy's superb translation of The Imitation of Christ \"is not merely a good translation of The Imitation, but a great one.\"\n\nRev. Dennis J. Billy, Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Professor of Theology, St. Mary's Seminary and University\n\nThomas 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:\n\nSt. Thomas More praised The Imitation of Christ as one of three books every Christian should read\n\nSanuel Johnson remarked to Boswell that The Imjitation \"must be a good book, as the world has opened its arms to receive it\"\n\nThomas Carlyle wrote \"no book, I believe, except the Bible, has been so universally read and loved by Christians of all tongues and sects\n\nGeorge Eliot wrote that The Imitation's \"piety has its foundations in the depth of the divine-human soul\"\n\nThomas De Quincey praised The Imitation's \"slender rivulets of truth silently stealing away into light\"\n\nMatthew Arnold called it \"the most exquisite document, after the New Testament, of all the documents the Christian spirit has ever inspired\nDr. 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.\n\nDr. Creasy's award-winning translation has become the standard translation of this spiritual classic, now in its third edition.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0881460974\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0881460974.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Creasy, William C\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: 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.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43787331960893,"sku":"BVV.0881460974.A","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0881460974-0.jpg?v=1791583350","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-imitation-of-christ-by-thomas-a-kempis-a-new-reading-of-the-1441-latin-autograph-manuscript","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}