Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

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Find the path to following Christ in this treasured and timeless devotional book. Encouraging the renunciation of worldly vanities and vices, Thomas á Kempis shows us how to lead a disciplined and simple spiritual life modeled on the teachings of Jesus. This beautifully bound edition contains the unabridged text of the original four books, prayers and reflections to apply the readings to everyday life, and a helpful appendix.This translation was used by the Hallow App for its Lente...

The way to happiness and peace - As a pastor I see so many people who are miserable. They are depressed, filled with worry and have so little joy in their lives. This book speaks specifically to those problems.In a nutshell this book says that we are miserable because we are trying to find joy in other people and in other things and everything out there will fail us and let us down. The only thing that provides true happiness, peace and contentment is God.The Imitation of C...

"The Imitation of Christ" is structured as a series of short chapters or meditations that address various aspects of the Christian journey and the pursuit of spiritual perfection. The book emphasizes the importance of humility, self-discipline, detachment from worldly desires, and a close relationship with Christ through prayer and contemplation.The text encourages readers to imitate the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, emphasizing inner transformation and the cultivation of virtues. It...

What can the lay person learn from the life of a monk? Solitude and Silence are two pillars of monastic life that many people quickly point to as the hardest and most confusing parts of this kind of religious consecration. However, the great spiritual writer Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, helps us to understand that all Christians are called to some solitude and silence in our lives while not taking on a complete eremitical life. He recommends the sys...

He that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, saith our Lord, John viii. 12. These are the words of Christ, by which we are admonished that we must imitate his life and manners, if we would be truly enlightened, and delivered from all blindness of heart. Let it then be our chief study to meditate on the life of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of Christ surpasseth all the doctrines of the saints: and whosoever hath the Spirit, will find therein a hidden manna. But it happeneth that many, by fre...

This classic work from Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, is now available in English for the first time.It is a simple truth that, without the virtue of humility, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It simply cannot be done. Just as pride is the root and source of all sin, so is humility the foundational virtue in which all other virtues must be grounded if they are to bear fruit.Humility is the heartbeat of the saints. It is the virtue that co...

The first book, Admonitions Useful for a Spiritual Life, emphasizes humility, self-discipline, and detachment from worldly distractions. It teaches readers to embrace simplicity and reflect on their spiritual condition, urging them to prioritize inner peace over material gain.The second book, Admonitions Leading to the Interior Life, delves into the importance of inner reflection and communion with God. It encourages readers to develop a personal relationship with Christ through prayer and...

The treatise "Of the Imitation of Christ" appears to have been originally written in Latin early in the fifteenth century. Its exact date and its authorship are still a matter of debate. Manuscripts of the Latin version survive in considerable numbers all over Western Europe, and they, with the vast list of translations and of printed editions, testify to its almost unparalleled popularity. One scribe attributes it to St. Bernard of Clairvaux; but the fact that it contains a quotation from...

A new, revised translation of Thomas à Kempis' spiritual masterwork, originally written in 15th century Latin. This edition takes the well-loved Benham translation as its starting point and features:-New translations to more accurately reflect the meaning of the original text for modern readers-Updated grammar and revised language to reflect modern English conventions, while retaining the classic feel of the Benham edition-Select annotations to help explain the ideas ...

The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read Christian devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Its popularity was immediate, and it was printed 745 times before 1650. Apart from the Bible, no book had been translated into more languages than the Imitation of Christ at the time.The text is divided into four books, which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life", "Directives for the Interior Lif...