Spirit Quickening - Thomas a Kempis--The Imitation of Christ, in Verse (Paperback)

Spirit Quickening is a modern language retelling of the religious classic The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, an Augustinian monk. Originally penned in the fifteenth century, the manuscript became the most popular devotional book of the Christian world -- praised through the centuries by John Wesley, Thomas Carlyle, George Eliot, Norman Vincent Peale, and Harry Emerson Fosdick. The difficult archaic language of the original, however, has discouraged many. Recognizing its uplifting spiritual message, Long has translated the classic into verse, using simpler language that speaks to all. Now, new generations can enjoy the message of righteousness and experience a "spirit quickening".