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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ
L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ | Thomas A'Kempis
L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ (en latin De imitatione Christi) est une oeuvre anonyme de piete chretienne de la fin du xive siecle ou du debut du xve siecle, representative d'une nouvelle experience spirituelle appelee devotio moderna qui a ete illustree par Jean de Ruysbroek. On attribue actuellement cette oeuvre a Thomas a Kempis, c'est-a-dire (si l'on traduit du latin) de Kempen (pres de Dusseldorf). La traduction de Pierre Corneille, publiee sous formes de livraisons entre 1651 et 1656 sous le titre L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ, traduite et paraphrasee en vers francais, par P. Corneille a Paris, chez Robert II Ballard, en 1656, se revele un extraordinaire succes de librairie avec 2 300 editions et pres de 2.4 millions d'exemplaires en circulation a la fin du xviiie siecle, ce qui en fait a cette epoque le livre le plus souvent imprime apres la Bible. Le texte est divise en quatre parties: Avertissements utiles a la vie spirituelle (admonitiones ad vitam spiritualem utiles) Avertissements entrainant a la vie interieure (admonitiones ad interna trahentes) De la consolation interieure (de interna consolatione) Exhortation a la sainte communion (de sacramento). L'oeuvre est assez simple et faite surtout d'aphorismes et de maximes sans aucune pretention theologique. Elle alimenta la devotion et la priere de nombreuses generations de chretiens, surtout des laics, qui cherchaient dans leur vie quotidienne a vivre en respectant les preceptes du Christ (d'ou son titre). Elle suscite davantage de reserves aujourd'hui car certains estiment qu'elle donne trop d'importance a l'humilite, la resignation et l'abnegation.
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Rachbb3
The Imitation of Christ | Thomas a Kempis
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The devotions of a 15th century monk. It was good but I had to read it in bite size pieces. It‘s a book I‘ve put down and picked up again a couple of times and finally finished this morning. 😊

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tournevis
Imitation of Christ | Thomas a Kempis
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1️⃣ Usually I quote Thomas a Kempis: In omnibus requiem quaesivi et nusquam in veni nisi in angulo cum libro.
2️⃣ Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett.
3️⃣ C'est ça qui est ça.
4️⃣ Doh!
5️⃣ 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Excellent answers, especially the first one! But I also like that you added a little levity with your answer to Q4. 😉😂 Thanks for playing! 😀 5y
tournevis @wanderinglynn I love no 4. It's just too funny. 😘😘😘 5y
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Seshat
Nachfolge Christi (1839) | Thomas Von Kempis, Thomas Johannes Gossner
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An 1839 German edition of Imitation of Christ that, from what I can tell, was given to my second great grandfather Hindermann in 1873, when he was around 16.

LeahBergen Cool! 5y
Seshat Thanks, @LeahBergen @tpixie I wanted to have a picture of the inscription, too, but Litsy only allows one picture. 5y
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JackR
The Imitation of Christ | Thomas ( Kempis), Robert Jeffery, Max Von Habsburg
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Imitatio Christi is a wonderful classic devotional book for any and every Christian in all walks of life. Thomas À Kempis wonderfully lays out important aspects of the Christian Life and discuss hard questions such as seeking and finding comfort from God rather than Man or how and why to deny yourself and follow the will of God.

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tournevis
The Imitation of Christ | Thomas a Kempis
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Day 25 of #riotgrams is #favoritequote .
"Everywhere I have looked for rest and always in vain, except in a corner with a book."
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#riotgram

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chaos
Imitation of Christ | Thomas A'Kempis
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"The voice of books informs not all alike." Thomas Kempis

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GoneFishing
The Imitation of Christ | Thomas a Kempis

A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.

Sarah1960 Beautiful thought. 💕 8y
Kimzey I recognized Thomas a Kempis from that quotation! 😍 8y
Texreader Fantastic timing for a beautiful quote. Merry Christmas!!!! 🎁🎄 8y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Bam!! Perfect!! 8y
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