{"product_id":"9781565638150_the-imitation-of-christ","title":"The Imitation of Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most important work of the \u003ci\u003edevotio moderna\u003c\/i\u003e movement, Thomas � Kempis's classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Imitation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, is saturated with Scripture and classical philosophy and reveals a deep understanding of human nature. Matthew Arnold called it \"the most exquisite document, after those of the New Testament, of all that the Christian spirit has ever inspired.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas\u003c\/b\u003e � \u003cb\u003eKempis\u003c\/b\u003e (1380-1471) was a monk at Mt. St. Agnes in the Netherlands. Thomas worked principally at copying and writing. A number of his treatises on the monastic life and little devotional essays have been translated into English, including the great devotional work \u003ci\u003eThe Imitation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e (c. 1427).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas � Kempis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701321347121,"sku":"9781565638150","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781565638150.jpg?v=1781778642","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781565638150_the-imitation-of-christ","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}