$18.53 sale price when purchased online
$19.95 list price
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- What can the lay person learn from the life of a monk?
- About the Author: Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) was a medieval monk steeped in the mystical tradition of his time.
- 80 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Life
Description
Book Synopsis
What can the lay person learn from the life of a monk? Solitude and Silence are two pillars of monastic life that many people quickly point to as the hardest and most confusing parts of this kind of religious consecration. However, the great spiritual writer Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, helps us to understand that all Christians are called to some solitude and silence in our lives while not taking on a complete eremitical life. He recommends the systematic and intentional incorporation of solitude and silence in a manner which is consistent with each one's vocation and state of life. It is important for us to cultivate these two habits in order to enter into contemplation and conversation with God. This vision of God may also be experienced (to varying degrees) even in this world, through the grace of contemplative prayer. And silence and solitude are the hallowed doors through which one must pass to arrive at this delightful and serene state of holy contemplation.About the Author
Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) was a medieval monk steeped in the mystical tradition of his time. His well-loved work, The Imitation of Christ, is one of Christian history's best known works on spiritual devotion. This small book sidesteps academic pretension to consider larger truths. "A poor peasant who serves God," Thomas wrote, "is better than a proud philosopher who . . . ponders the courses of the stars."Dimensions (Overall): 7.16 Inches (H) x 5.29 Inches (W) x .2 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 80
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Christian Life
Publisher: Tan Books
Theme: Spiritual Growth
Format: Hardcover
Author: Thomas Á Kempis
Language: English
Street Date: October 17, 2023
TCIN: 90017977
UPC: 9781505128000
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-2995
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.2 inches length x 5.29 inches width x 7.16 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.