He is the book's author.
Thomas a Kempis
Imitation Of Christ, by Thomas A. Kempis.
A Mere Christianity, by CS Lewis. Imitation Of Christ, by Thomas A. Kempis.
No. HE wrote a number of books, including a chronicle of his monastery, the biographies of Gerard Groote and Florens Radewyns and life of at least one saint.
Thomas Becket was not called Thomas à Becket during his own lifetime. He was called Thomas à Becket, by people who wrote about him much later, possibly in imitation of the name Thomas à Kempis, who was another medieval monk. Also Thomas Becket was commonly known as "Thomas à Becket", although this form seems not to have been contemporaneous, but a post-Reformation adornment, possibly in imitation ofThomas à Kempis.
The "Imitation of Christ," attributed to Thomas à Kempis, was published by Hurst and Company in New York in 1888. This work, which emphasizes spiritual devotion and the inner life, has been widely influential in Christian literature. Hurst and Company was known for producing various religious texts during that period.
Thomas à Kempis was born in 1380.
Thomas à Kempis died on 1471-07-25.
Thomas à Kempis has yet to be declared a Blessed or a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Imitation Of Christ, by Thomas Kempis, The Secret of the Rosary, by St. Louis de Montford, The Writings of the Church Fathers, The Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis.
Thomas A. Kempis-Love
Thomas a Kempis or Thomas Kempis wrote the part "Without the way there is no going, without the truth there is no knowing, without the life there is no living". I don't know who wrote the tune - I'm trying to find it at the moment!