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The imitation of christ is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in christianity. His arguments against his previous beliefs apply to his later beliefs, he just chooses to believe one then the other. The theme of imitation of christ existed in all phases of byzantine theology, and in the 14thcentury book life in christ nicholas cabasilas viewed living ones own personal life in christ as the fundamental christian virtue. With great personal conviction and deep humanity, thomas a kempis 801471 demonstrates the individuals reliance on god and on the words of christ, and the futility of a life without. This is the best format for the imitation of christ. As editor and translator he was not without faults, but thanks to him the imitation became and has remained, after the bible, the most widely read book in the world. It fits into the time period of the transition between the middle ages and the renaissance, and is one of the best selling devotional texts of all time, and while the pious aspect of the text is at the. Imitation of christ, latin imitatio christi, a christian devotional book written between 90 and 1440. The imitation of christ, book 4, part 2 by thomas a kempis. The imitation of christ is a book of horrendous advise. The imitation consists of four books on general spiritual topics, each divided into subsections dealing with more focused aspects.
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