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The Imitation of Christ

The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis provides instructions for a Christian spiritual life.

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English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1418
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
253
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Preface
  3. Book I
  4. I. Of the imitation of Christ, and of contempt of the world and all its vanities
  5. II. Of thinking humbly of oneself
  6. III. Of the Knowledge of Truth
  7. IV. Of Prudence in Action
  8. V. Of the Reading of Holy Scripture
  9. VI. Of inordinate affections
  10. VII. Of fleeing from vain hope and pride
  11. VIII. Of the danger of too much familiarity
  12. IX. Of Obedience and Subjection
  13. X. Of the danger of superfluity of words
  14. XI. Of seeking peace of mind, and of spiritual progress
  15. XII. Of the uses of adversity
  16. XIII. Of resisting temptation
  17. XIV. On Avoiding Rash Judgment
  18. XV. Of works of charity
  19. XVI. Of bearing with the faults of others
  20. XVII. Of a religious life
  21. XVIII. Of the example of the holy fathers
  22. XIX. Of the exercises of a religious man
  23. XX. Of the love of solitude and silence
  24. XXI. Of compunction of heart
  25. XXII. On the contemplation of human misery
  26. XXIII. Of Meditation upon Death
  27. XXIV. Of the judgment and punishment of the wicked
  28. XXV. Of the zealous amendment of our whole life
  29. Book II. Admonitions Concerning the Inner Life
  30. I. Of the inward life
  31. Of lowly submission
  32. III. Of the Good, Peaceable Man
  33. IV. Of a pure mind and simple intention
  34. V. Of self-esteem
  35. VI. Of the joy of a good conscience
  36. VII. Of loving Jesus above all things
  37. VIII. Of the intimate love of Jesus
  38. IX. Of the lack of all comfort
  39. X
  40. XI. Of the fewness of those who love the Cross of Jesus
  41. XII. Of the Royal Way of the Holy Cross
  42. Book III: On Inward Consolation
  43. I. Of the inward voice of Christ to the faithful soul
  44. II. What the Truth Saith Inwardly Without Noise of Words
  45. III. How all the words of God are to be heard with humility, and how many consider them not
  46. IV. How we must walk in truth and humility before God
  47. V. Of the wonderful power of the Divine Love
  48. VI. Of the proving of the true lover
  49. VII. Of hiding our grace under the guard of humility
  50. VIII. Of a low estimation of self in the sight of God
  51. IX. That all things are to be referred to God, as the final end
  52. X. That it is sweet to despise the world and to serve God
  53. XI. That the desires of the heart are to be examined and governed
  54. XII. Of the Inward Growth of Patience
  55. XIII. Of the obedience of one in lowly subjection after the example of Jesus Christ
  56. XIV. Of meditation upon the hidden judgments of God
  57. XV. How we must stand and speak, in everything that we desire
  58. XVI. That true solace is to be sought in God alone
  59. XVII. That all care is to be cast upon God
  60. XVIII. That temporal miseries are to be borne patiently after the example of Christ
  61. XIX
  62. XX
  63. XXI
  64. XXII
  65. XXIII
  66. XXIV
  67. XXV
  68. XXVI
  69. XXVII
  70. XXVIII
  71. XXIX
  72. XXX
  73. XXXI
  74. XXXII
  75. XXXIII
  76. XXXIV
  77. XXXV
  78. XXXVI
  79. XXXVII
  80. XXXVIII
  81. XXXIX
  82. XL
  83. XLI
  84. XLII
  85. XLIII
  86. XLIV
  87. XLV
  88. XLVI
  89. XLVII
  90. XLVIII
  91. XLIX
  92. L
  93. LI
  94. LII
  95. LIII
  96. LIV
  97. LV
  98. LVI
  99. LVII
  100. LVIII
  101. LIX
  102. Book IV
  103. I
  104. II
  105. III
  106. IV
  107. V
  108. VI
  109. VII
  110. VIII
  111. IX
  112. X
  113. XI
  114. XII
  115. XIII
  116. XIV
  117. XV
  118. XVI
  119. XVII
  120. XVIII