Thomas a Kempis (1380–1471)
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Thomas à Kempis was born at Kempen, Germany in 1380. He attended Deventer in the Netherlands where he eventually joined the Canons and was later ordained as a priest. His most well-known work is the Imitation of Christ. It has been acclaimed as one of the greatest spiritual writings of all time. visa mer For some time there was some dispute as to the title's authorship. He died July 25, 1471. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Thomas a Kempis
On the Passion of Christ: According to the Four Evangelists : Prayers and Meditations (2004) 129 exemplar
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume I Advent Season and Christmas Season) (1974) — Bidragsgivare — 96 exemplar
Wellsprings of Faith: The Imitation of Christ; The Dark Night of the Soul; The Interior Castle (2005) 57 exemplar
Thomae à Kempis canonici regularis, Ordinis S. Augustini, De imitatione Christi libri quatuor : recensiti ad fidem… (1933) — Författare — 36 exemplar
The Imitation of Christ: Extracts Chosen from Challoner's 1737 Translation, Illustrated with Illuminated Manuscripts (2004) 33 exemplar
Christian Classics: Confessions of Saint Augustine: The Imitation of Christ: Pilgrim's Progress (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 18 exemplar
The Imitation of Christ: Selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) (2012) 10 exemplar
The Founders of the New Devotion: Being the Lives of Gerard Groote, Florentius Radewin and Their Followers (2013) 8 exemplar
Sermons to the Novices Regular 6 exemplar
Den lilla Kempis, eller Korta språk och böner, utur de mest obekanta Thomæ af Kempis små werk… (2008) 5 exemplar
Christian Devotionals - The Imitation of Christ, Confessions, Jesus The Christ, The Book of Ruth and How To Become Like… (2014) 3 exemplar
A Meditation on the Incarnation of Christ, Sermons on the Life and Passion of Our Lord and Of Hearing and Speaking Good… (2016) 3 exemplar
The following of Christ : in four books 3 exemplar
Fyra böcker om Kristi efterföljelse 2 exemplar
Pattrwm y Gwir Gristion 2 exemplar
The Following of Christ in Four Books, Together With Practical Reflections and a Prayer (1899) 2 exemplar
Kristuse jälgedes : kolm raamatut 2 exemplar
Meditations on Our Lady 2 exemplar
Thomas à Kempis als schrijver der Navolging van Christus gehandhaafd ; Nalezing op mijn Thomas a Kempis als schrijver… (1880) 1 exemplar
A Vida Interior 1 exemplar
In Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Författare — 1 exemplar
La imitació de Jesucrist 1 exemplar
OM KRISTI ETTERFYLGJING 1 exemplar
Thomas von Kempen Nachfolge Christi 1 exemplar
O naśladowaniu Chrystusa 1 exemplar
O nasladowaniu Chrystusza ksiag cztery 1 exemplar
Diamanti di spiritualità 1 exemplar
Betraktelser öfver Kristi lif 1 exemplar
О подражании Христу 1 exemplar
Vier Bücher von der Nachfolge Christi 1 exemplar
Um Kristi etterfylgjing 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. VII. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ... De… (1922) 1 exemplar
Ni Sekvu Kriston 1 exemplar
The Incarnation & Life of our Lord 1 exemplar
Selections from the Imitation of Christ 1 exemplar
Breytni eftir Kristi 1 exemplar
Bucher von der Nachfolge Jefu Christi 1 exemplar
Of the Imitation of Jesus Christ 1 exemplar
Works 1 exemplar
Instructions for religious [tr.] from the works of Thomas a Kempis, revised and ed. by T.T. Carter 1 exemplar
A Kempis 1 exemplar
From 'The Imitation of Christ' 1 exemplar
Alphabetum Monachi 1 exemplar
Das Rosengärtlein 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. VI. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ... Sermones… (1905) 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. V. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ... Orationes… (1902) 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. IV. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ... Hortulus… (1918) 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. III. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ...… (1904) 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. II. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ... De… (1904) 1 exemplar
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis canonici regularis ordinis S. Augustini Opera omnia. I. Thomae Hemerken a Kempis ... De… (1910) 1 exemplar
De Middelnederlandse vertaling van "De imitatione Christi" (Qui sequitur) van Thomas a Kempis : in hs. Leiden,… (1954) 1 exemplar
Fyra böcker om Kristi lif och lidande 1 exemplar
Toraidheacht ar Lorg Chriost 1 exemplar
O nasladowaniu Maryi 1 exemplar
Isten felé 1 exemplar
Imitazione di Cristo 1 exemplar
The Imitation of God 1 exemplar
الإقتداء بالمسيح 1 exemplar
Leven van Geert Grote 1 exemplar
Title is The Inner Life The Inner Life 1 exemplar
The Sodalist's Imitation of Christ 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The Consolation of Philosophy / The Imitation of Christ / Religio Medici (1943) — Författare — 89 exemplar
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume II Lenten Season and Easter Season) (1974) — Bidragsgivare — 82 exemplar
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume III: The Weeks of the Year 6 - 34) (1974) — Bidragsgivare — 63 exemplar
The Greatest Thing in the World / Acres of Diamonds / As a Man Thinketh / The Practice of the Presence of God / The… (1974) — Bidragsgivare — 46 exemplar
Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours (2012) — Bidragsgivare — 23 exemplar
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Bidragsgivare — 10 exemplar
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- Vedertaget namn
- Kempenský, Tomáš
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Kempenský, Tomáš
- Andra namn
- Thomas van Kempen
Thomas of Kempen
Kempis, Thomas - Födelsedag
- 1379
- Avled
- 1471
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- County of Cleves
Holy Roman Empire - Land (för karta)
- Germany
- Födelseort
- Kempen, Germany
- Dödsort
- Zwolle, Netherlands
- Bostadsorter
- Deventer, Netherlands
- Utbildning
- Deventer school
- Yrken
- copyist
Augustinian monk
priest - Organisationer
- Brethren of the Common Life (Deventer, Netherlands)
Augustinian Monastery of Mount St. Agnes (Zwolle, Netherlands)
Roman Catholic Church (holy orders 1413)
Modern Devotion - Kort biografi
- Thomas à Kempis (c.1380-25 July 1471) was a German canon regular of the late medieval period and the most probable author of The Imitation of Christ, which is one of the best known Christian books on devotion.
Although almost universally known in English as Thomas à Kempis, the "a" represents the Latin "from" and is erroneously accented.
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Though this doesn’t sound much like an imitation of Christ to me, not the Christ I understand, the book, or at least the first two of the four “books” that make it up anyway, is interesting and not without useful advice that would move the reader closer to a Christ like attitude, or one could also say to a Buddhist like one, given that there are some strong similarities.
It strongly emphasizes being humble, never thinking yourself better than even someone you despise. You may be acting well now, but that’s not likely to always be true. “No harm, if you think of all the world as your betters; what does do a great deal of harm is to compare yourself favorably to a single living soul. To be humble is to enjoy undisturbed peace of mind, while the proud heart is swept by gusts of envy and resentment.” His advice on critiquing others: “Yes, you do well to cultivate patience with the shortcomings, the various disabilities of other people; only think how much they have to put up with in you! We like to have everybody around us quite perfect, but our own faults - we never seem to correct them.”
We cling much too much to our possessions, our wealth, when these things cannot make us happy and indeed cause us anxiety as we fear their loss. Plenty of people have “weak, flabby natures, that are always complaining, ‘Look at So-and-so; what a good time he has! How rich, how important he is; what influence and rank he enjoys!’ But in reality, if you take one look at the prizes of heaven, you will see that all these earthly ones count for nothing; if anything, it is a weight on our minds, the precarious possession of them, a constant source of anxiety and alarm. Man’s happiness doesn’t consist in having more earthly possessions than he knows what to do with... The higher a man’s spiritual aims, the more distasteful does our present life appear to him.”
How’s this for a practice: “Morning is the time for making resolutions; when evening comes, analyse your past behavior - what sort of person have you been today? What have you said, or done; what have been your thoughts? In any of these ways, you may have offended God and your neighbor oftener than you knew.”
And so on. Good advice in the context of an overall too misanthropic and isolationist a worldview. The second two books are a shift in style, taking the form of a sort of dialogue between God and the soul. Very flowery prose, much wordier, more decorative, often liturgical styling. Didn’t find these terribly interesting.… (mer)