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Published on Sep 06, 2005 | 128 Pages
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The Inner Life is taken from Thomas à Kempis’s The Imitation of Christ, a classic Christian devotional that has taught and inspired generations.
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Thomas a Kempis
Thomas à Kempis was a medieval monk and priest (1380-1471) who served as chronicler of the monastery at Mt. St. Agnes. During his long life of scholarship, he wrote several biographies of church fathers and a number of devotional works. The Imitation of Christ, from which The Inner Life is taken, remains his most famous work.
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