The Imitation of Christ
A New Reading of the 1441 Latin Autograph Manuscript
Published on 15. September 2015
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-88146-097-1 (ISBN)
Description
This translation maintains the fervour and power of the original text, but has been crafted for the modern reader. The Imitation of Christ has appeared in more editions and in more languages than any other book except the Bible. Creasy's translation of the Imitation strives to recreate a text that provides an analogous experience to that of the fifteenth-century reader.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Georgia
United States
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88146-097-1 (9780881460971)
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William C. Creasy is a retired UCLA professor whose love for the Imitation is both professional and personal. He first discovered the book as a college student and read it out of academic interest. In graduate school, he used sixteenth century English translations of the Imitation to study the development of English prose. And when, like Dante, he found himself lost at the halfway point in life's journey, he returned to the Imitation and found spiritual guidance that led him to Christian faith. So for Creasy, translating the Imitation is not merely an academic activity-it is a labor of love and spiritual devotion. He is the creator of www.logosbiblestudy.org.