The Imitation of Christ. Thomas à Kempis

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      Text of The Imitation of Christ adapted from the translation by Aloysius Croft and Harold Bolton, originally published by The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, WI, 1940 (original Library of Congress call number BV4821 .A1).

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      Preface and Archbishop John Francis Noll biography by Michael R. Heinlein, copyright © 2018 by Our Sunday Visitor.

      Introduction by Leah Darrow, copyright © 2018 by Leah Darrow.

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      Contents

      Preface by Michael R. Heinlein

      Introduction by Leah Darrow

       Book I

       Thoughts Helpful in the Life of the Soul

       Chapter One: Imitating Christ and Despising All Earthly Vanities

       Chapter Two: Having a Humble Opinion of Self

       Chapter Three: The Doctrine of Truth

       Chapter Four: Prudence in Action

       Chapter Five: Reading Scripture

       Chapter Six: Unbridled Affections

       Chapter Seven: Avoiding False Hope and Pride

       Chapter Eight: Avoiding Overfamiliarity

       Chapter Nine: Obedience and Subjection

       Chapter Ten: Avoiding Idle Talk

       Chapter Eleven: Acquiring Peace and Zeal for Perfection

       Chapter Twelve: The Value of Adversity

       Chapter Thirteen: Resisting Temptation

       Chapter Fourteen: Avoiding Rash Judgment

       Chapter Fifteen: Works Done in Charity

       Chapter Sixteen: Bearing with the Faults of Others

       Chapter Seventeen: Monastic Life

       Chapter Eighteen: The Example Set by the Holy Fathers

       Chapter Nineteen: The Practices of a Good Religious

       Chapter Twenty: The Love of Solitude and Silence

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