Imitation of Christ A Timeless Classic for Contemporary Readers

Name: Imitation of Christ A Timeless Classic for Contemporary Readers
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ISBN: 9780870612312

ISBN-10: 087061231X

ISBN-13: 9780870612312

Edition: 2004

Authors: Thomas ï¿½ Kempis, William C. Creasy

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Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550

Thomas ï¿½ Kempis was born at Kempen, Germany in 1380. He attended Deventer in the Netherlands where he eventually joined the Canons and was later ordained as a priest. His most well-known work is the Imitation of Christ. It has been acclaimed as one of the greatest spiritual writings of all time. For some time there was some dispute as to the title's authorship. He died July 25, 1471.



Preface


Introduction



Useful Reminders for the Spiritual Life



Of the Imitation of Christ



Of Having a Humble Opinion about Yourself



Of the Teaching of Truth



Of Thinking before You Act



Of Reading Holy Writings



Of Confused Feelings



Of Avoiding Empty Hope and Self-Praise



Of Avoiding Inappropriate Intimacy



Of Obedience for Those under Religious Vows



Of Avoiding Unnecessary Talk



Of Finding Peace and Making Spiritual Progress



Of Putting Troubles to Use



Of Resisting Temptations



Of Avoiding Hasty Judgments



Of Works Done Out of Love



Of Putting Up with Others' Faults



Of the Monastic Life



Of the Examples of the Holy Fathers



Of the Training of a Good Religious Person



Of the Love of Solitude and Silence



Of Heartfelt Remorse



Of Human Misery



Of Thinking about Death



Of Judgment and Punishment



Of Improving Our Lives



Suggestions Drawing One toward the Inner Life



Of God Speaking within You



Of Placing Your Life in God's Hands



Of the Good and Peaceful Person



Of Pure Feelings and Simple Intentions



Of Paying Attention to One's Self



Of the Joy of a Good Conscience



Of Loving Jesus above All Else



Of Intimate Friendship with Jesus



Of Emptiness



Of Gratitude for God's Grace



Of the Few Who Love Jesus's Cross



Of the Royal Road of the Holy Cross



Of Inner Comfort



Of Christ Speaking in Your Own Heart



That Truth Speaks Quietly to the Heart



That We Should Listen to God's Words with Deep Humility and Serious Intent



That We Should Live in God's Presence in Truth and Humility



Of the Wonderful Effects of God's Love



Of the Proof of a True Lover



Of Protecting Grace with Humility



Of Humility before God



That All Things Come from God and Must Return to God



Of How Good It Is to Serve God



That Feelings May Not Always Be What They Seem



Of Patience



Of Obedience and Humility



Of Seeing Ourselves through God's Eyes



Of What We Are to Do and Say about All Our Desires



That We Are to Seek True Comfort in God Alone



That We Should Take All Our Cares to God



That We Should Bear Our Hardships Patiently after Christ's Example



Of Bearing Injuries and the Proof of True Patience



Of Admitting Our Own Weaknesses



That We Should Rest in God above All Else



Of Remembering God's Many Blessings



Of Four Things that Bring Great Peace



Of Avoiding Curiosity about Other People's Lives



Of True Peace of Heart



That True Freedom Comes More from Humble Prayer than from Much Reading



That Self-love Blocks Us from Attaining the Highest Good



Of Those Who Speak against Us



Of How We Should Bless God in Times of Trial



Of Asking for God's Help



Of Setting Aside All Created Things that We May Find the Creator



Of Growing beyond Self



Of Our Changing Hearts, and of Focusing Our Sight on God



That the Person Who Loves God Enjoys Him above All and in All



That There Is No Freedom from Temptation in This Life



That You Should Not Worry about What Other People May Say about You



Of Gaining a Free Heart through Total Self-Surrender



Of Controlling Our Behavior, and of Running to God in Time of Danger



That a Person Must Not Be Overly Eager in His Affairs



That All a Person's Goodness Comes from God, Not from Himself



Of Seeing All Worldly Honor as Nothing



That Peace Does Not Depend on Other People



Against Arrogant Learning



Of Minding Our Own Business



That We Should Not Believe Everything We Hear and of How Easy It Is to Speak Ill of Others



Of Having Confidence in God when Sharp Words Attack Us



That All Burdens Are to Be Endured for the Sake of Eternal Life



Of Life and of Eternity



Of Longing for Eternal Life and of the Promise It Holds



How a Lonely Person Should Place Himself in God's Hands



That We Must Perform Humble Works When WeAre Unable to Perform Higher Ones



That We Should Not Think Ourselves Worthy of Comfort but Deserving of Correction



That God's Grace Does Not Mix with the Wisdom of the World



Of the Differing Movements of Nature and Grace



Of Fallen Nature and the Effect of Divine Grace



That We Should Turn from Ourselves and Imitate Christ by Way of the Cross



That We Should Not Be Too Dejected When We Fail



Of Not Prying into Things That Are beyond Our Understanding



That All Hope and Trust Should Be Fixed on God Alone



The Book on the Sacrament



With What Great Reverence Christ Should Be Received



What Great Goodness and Love God Shows to Us in This Sacrament



How It is Helpful to Receive Communion Often



That Many Good Things Are Given to Those Who Devoutly Receive Communion



Of the Dignity of the Sacrament and of the Priesthood



The Question of Preparing before Communion



Of Examining One's Conscience, and of Planning to Change for the Better



Of Christ's Offering on the Cross, and of Our Own Self-Surrender



That We Ought to Offer Ourselves and All That Is Ours to God, and That We Ought to Pray for All Others



That Holy Communion Is Not to Be Lightly Omitted



That the Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures Are Most Necessary to the Faithful Soul



That Receiving Christ in Holy Communion Requires Preparation



That a Devout Soul Should Wish Wholeheartedly to Be United with Christ in the Sacrament



Of the Ardent Desire of Some Devout People to Receive the Body of Christ



That the Grace of Devotion Is Gained by Humility



That We Should Make Our Needs Known to Christ and Ask for His Help



Of Burning Love and the Strong Desire to Receive Christ



That We Should Not Pry into This Sacrament Out of Curiosity