About this title: This 15th-century meditation on the spiritual life influenced Thomas More, St. Ignatius Loyola, Thomas Merton, Pope John Paul I, and many others. A classic text of Western religious ideals.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780310384410ISBN:0310384419
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good copy with some light general wear. name and phone number in ink inside front cover. some pages with highlighting or underlining. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dorset Press
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780880290784ISBN:0880290781
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 217 p. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Please remember: This item is in used condition. Good: Copy has been read, but remains in good condition. Normal shelf wear on edges and corners. Binding is tight. Very usable. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Baker Books
Date Published: 1982-06
ISBN-13:9780801001840ISBN:0801001846
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. Light edge or cornerwear in one or more places. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780877934103ISBN:087793410X
Description: Good. NO DUST JACKET. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image Books
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. ---236 pages. Interior is clean and tight. Nice overall condition. -Publish Place: Garden City, New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image Books
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. ---236 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has light signs of use. -Publish Place: Garden City, New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good in Good + jacket. ---61 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards and DJ have only light signs of use. -Publish Place: Mount Vernon, New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Date Published: 1989-10
ISBN-13:9780877934103ISBN:087793410X
Description: Good. Binding is tight slightly bowed No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Pages are somewhat tanned with age. No creases in cover or spine. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Books, Inc
Date Published: 1001
Description: Acceptable. Ex-church library with expected markings. Pages are well-toned but otherwise clean. Boards arewell worn at spine ends and corners and spine fold. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dorset Press
Date Published: 1986-06
ISBN-13:9780880290784ISBN:0880290781
Description: Like New. Hard back book like New with jacket and light wear * Unmarked*Ships in a padded water tight bubble bag* All merchandise is fully guaranteed* Buy from a professional company that cares about your satisfaction*G. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers
Date Published: 1111
Description: Good. This is a nice undated Books Inc published hardcover copy. Binding is tight and square. Pages are somewhat yellowed with age. No names, no marks, no stickers. read more
"Rereading this with Benedict's Book Club...should reread this at least once @ year anyway!
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Have read this book so many times I have lost count. It is WONDERFUL!!! After the Bible it is the most popular book in Christianity and a well-deserved/earned reputation too."
"If anyone can claim the credentials to be a "card carrying evangelical", it's me. Born and raised Church of the Nazarene. Saved at grandma's Methodist church camp. Baptized, second-act-of-grace santicfication, Youth for Christ trained, Billy Graham crusade foot soldier. It is a membership that lasted well over forty years. But by the end of the 2004 presidential campaign, if there had been somewhere I could go and turn in my card, I would have gladly done so. By that time the word "evangelical" had pretty much lost any sense of religious identification for me. It had been almost completely co-opted by Republican political operatives and Christian Fundamentalists with whom I had little or no sense of theological community.
In retrospect, my departure from mainstream evangelicalism had starting years earlier, when I discovered the Social Justice wing of the church, which, in my own view, remained Protestant and Wesleyan. But as I grew old and crusty, my faith journey started to take some strange twists and turns. In retropsect, the mile stones in this journey became marked by a reading list that grew ever wider from the boundaries of my Protestant upbringing and education.
This book shelf, "Evangelical Escape Pod" is actually a literary history of books that have brought me to a place that would probably send my Nazarene Sunday School teachers into a frenzy of Wednesday night Prayer Meeting intersession (or possibly intervention). It began with this book, "The Imitation of Christ", which I first read probably sometime in the late 80s. It was the first sharp departure from my Prtotestant Reformation comfort zone, and began a long, slow and still evolving transformation"
"This is not a book that can be read quickly. It is very spiritual and challenges the reader. At the same time,this book can be rather intimidating. After all, the writer was a monk and lived in a religious community -- and his opportunities for prayer and meditation and quietness are inherent in his environment. I was able to relate more readily to Brother Lawrence's book, as he worked in a kitchen, and his walk was linked to his relationship with others in his everyday encounters. There are parts of this book that really spoke to my heart and I know I will reread again in the future. I also thought this title was misleading, for I was anticipating more of a book that taught how to live everyday life as Christ would have us live it. Instead, one of the main themes is coming apart from the world to live a life totally committed to Christ. Another major concern of the book is the sinfulness of man, and I didn't feel that this was balanced with the message of the grace of God. For someone on a spiritual journey, it definitely is a book worth reading. The reason I gave it a 3 instead of a 4 is that there were parts of the book that I simply couldn't relate to, especially the section on the Mass. For others this segment would be very meaningful and would definitely add to their appreciation of the book. Overall, I would say I gained spiritual insights and was definitely led to ponder the deep side of spiritualism."
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