<p>The Imitation of Christ is a Christian devotional book by Thomas à Kempis, first composed in Latin (as De Imitatione Christi) c. 1418?1427. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement, of which Kempis was a member.<br><br>The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read Christian devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Its popularity was immediate, and it was prin...