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The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis

The Imitation of Christ: Audiobook

by Thomas à Kempis · narrated by Sean Runnette · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Imitation of Christ runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Runnette (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2011released
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What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Sean Runnette

Sean Runnette narrates 327 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,528 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf

386 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2019 recording read by Kevin O'Brien runs 0.2 hours longer (7.7 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Jim Fitzpatrick runs about the same length (7.4 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Oliver Moore runs 0.1 hours longer (7.6 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 1.1 hours shorter (6.4 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Simon Hester runs 0.7 hours longer (8.2 hours).

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Imitation of Christ is an audiobook by Thomas à Kempis: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Runnette, released March 31, 2011, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.5 hrs
Narrated by
Sean Runnette
Released
March 31, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781452671734

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Imitation of Christ as an audiobook?

The Imitation of Christ runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

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Who narrates The Imitation of Christ?

The Imitation of Christ is narrated by Sean Runnette.