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Thomas à Kempis · c. 1380 – 1471

The Imitation of Christ

c. 1418–1427 · 19th-century translations (several) · translated from the Latin

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Contents

  1. IN THE LIFE OF THE SOUL1
  2. Imitating Christ and Despising All Vanities on Earth1
  3. Having a Humble Opinion of Self1
  4. The Doctrine of Truth1
  5. Prudence in Action1
  6. Reading the Holy Scripture1
  7. Unbridled Affections1
  8. Avoiding False Hope and Pride1
  9. Shunning Over-Familiarity1
  10. Obedience and Subjection1
  11. Avoiding Idle Talk1
  12. Acquiring Peace and Zeal for Perfection1
  13. The Value of Adversity1
  14. Resisting Temptation1
  15. Avoiding Rash Judgment1
  16. Works Done in Charity1
  17. The Sixteenth Chapter1
  18. Monastic Life1
  19. The Example Set Us by the Holy Fathers1
  20. The Practices of a Good Religious2
  21. The Love of Solitude and Silence2
  22. Sorrow of Heart2
  23. The Twenty-Second Chapter2
  24. Thoughts on Death2
  25. The Twenty-Fourth Chapter2
  26. Zeal in Amending our Lives2
  27. Meditation3
  28. Humility3
  29. Goodness and Peace in Man3
  30. The Fourth Chapter3
  31. Ourselves3
  32. The Joy of a Good Conscience3
  33. Loving Jesus Above All Things3
  34. The Intimate Friendship of Jesus3
  35. Wanting No Share in Comfort3
  36. Appreciating God's Grace3
  37. Few Love the Cross of Jesus3
  38. The Royal Road of the Holy Cross3
  39. INTERNAL CONSOLATION4
  40. The Inward Conversation of Christ with the Faithful Soul4
  41. The Disciple4
  42. The Voice of Christ4
  43. The Disciple4
  44. The Voice of Christ4
  45. The Disciple4
  46. The Voice of Christ4
  47. The Disciple4
  48. The Voice of Christ4
  49. The Eighth Chapter4
  50. The Disciple4
  51. The Ninth Chapter4
  52. The Voice of Christ4
  53. The Disciple4
  54. The Voice of Christ4
  55. The Disciple4
  56. The Voice of Christ4
  57. The Disciple4
  58. The Voice of Christ4
  59. The Fourteenth Chapter5
  60. The Disciple5
  61. The Voice of Christ5
  62. A Prayer that the Will of God Be Done5
  63. The Disciple5
  64. The Voice of Christ5
  65. The Disciple5
  66. The Voice of Christ5
  67. The Disciple5
  68. The Voice of Christ5
  69. The Disciple5
  70. The Voice of Christ5
  71. The Disciple5
  72. The Voice of Christ5
  73. The Disciple5
  74. A Prayer Against Bad Thoughts5
  75. A Prayer for Enlightening the Mind5
  76. The Voice of Christ5
  77. The Disciple5
  78. The Voice of Christ5
  79. The Disciple5
  80. The Voice of Christ5
  81. The Twenty-Sixth Chapter5
  82. The Disciple5
  83. The Twenty-Seventh Chapter5
  84. The Voice of Christ5
  85. A Prayer for Cleansing the Heart and Obtaining Heavenly Wisdom6
  86. The Voice of Christ6
  87. The Disciple6
  88. The Voice of Christ6
  89. The Disciple6
  90. The Thirty-Second Chapter6
  91. The Voice of Christ6
  92. The Disciple6
  93. The Voice of Christ6
  94. The Thirty-Fourth Chapter6
  95. The Disciple6
  96. The Voice of Christ6
  97. The Disciple6
  98. The Voice of Christ6
  99. The Disciple6
  100. The Voice of Christ6
  101. The Disciple6
  102. The Voice of Christ6
  103. The Disciple6
  104. The Voice of Christ6
  105. The Disciple7
  106. The Forty-Fifth Chapter7
  107. The Disciple7
  108. The Voice of Christ7
  109. The Disciple7
  110. The Voice of Christ7
  111. The Disciple7
  112. The Forty-Ninth Chapter7
  113. The Voice of Christ7
  114. The Fiftieth Chapter7
  115. The Disciple7
  116. The Fifty-First Chapter7
  117. The Voice of Christ7
  118. The Fifty-Second Chapter7
  119. The Disciple7
  120. The Voice of Christ7
  121. The Disciple8
  122. The Voice of Christ8
  123. The Disciple8
  124. The Voice of Christ8
  125. The Disciple8
  126. The Voice of Christ8
  127. The Disciple8
  128. The Fifty-Eighth Chapter8
  129. The Voice of Christ8
  130. The Disciple8
  131. AN INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION9
  132. The Voice of Christ9
  133. The Disciple9
  134. The Fifth Chapter9
  135. The Voice of Christ9
  136. The Disciple9
  137. The Seventh Chapter9
  138. The Voice of Christ9
  139. The Ninth Chapter9
  140. The Disciple9
  141. The Voice of Christ9
  142. The Eleventh Chapter10
  143. The Disciple10
  144. The Voice of Christ10
  145. The Thirteenth Chapter10
  146. The Disciple10
  147. The Voice of Christ10
  148. The Disciple10
  149. The Eighteenth Chapter10
  150. The Voice of Christ10
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