Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch canon regular, priest, and writer, born in 1380 in Kempen, Germany. He is best known for authoring "The Imitation of Christ," a Christian devotional book. He spent most of his life in the Netherlands, where he joined the Augustinian Canons at the monastery of Mount St. Agnes near Zwolle. He died in 1471.

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Works by Thomas à Kempis

Of the Imitation of Christ, and of Contempt of the World and all its Vanities (1441)
Of Thinking Humbly of Oneself (1441)
Of the Knowledge of Truth (1441)
Of Prudence in Action (1518)
Of the Reading of Holy Scripture (1441)
Of Inordinate Affections (1441)
Of Fleeing from Vain Hope and Pride (1940)
Of the Danger of too Much Familiarity (1904)
Of Obedience and Subjection (1470)
Of the Danger of Superfluity of Words (1494)
Of Seeking Peace of Mind, and of Spiritual Progress (1940)
Of the Uses of Adversity (1441)
Of Resisting Temptation (1441)
On Avoiding Rash Judgment (1516)
Of Works of Charity (1494)
Of Bearing with the Faults of Others (1940)
Of a Religious Life (1471)
Of the Example of the Holy Fathers (1441)
Of the Exercises of a Religious Man (1441)
Of the Love of Solitude and Silence (1940)
Of Compunction of Heart (1441)
On the Contemplation of Human Misery (1470)
Of Meditation Upon Death (1640)
Of the Judgment and Punishment of the Wicked (1654)
Of the Zealous Amendment of our Whole Life (1516)
Of the Inward Life (1441)
Of Lowly Submission (1654)
Of the Good, Peaceable Man (1470)
Of a Pure Mind and Simple Intention (1940)
Of Self-Esteem (1441)
Of the Joy of a Good Conscience (1654)
Of Loving Jesus above all Things (1441)
Of the Intimate Love of Jesus (1654)
Of the Lack of all Comfort (1654)
Of Gratitude for the Grace of God (1441)
Of the Fewness of those who Love the Cross of Jesus (1654)
Of the Royal Way of the Holy Cross (1441)
Of the Inward Voice of Christ to the Faithful Soul (1654)
What the Truth Saith Inwardly Without Noise of Words (1904)
How all the Words of God are to be Heard with Humility, and how Many Consider them Not (1516)