What to Read After The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Readers who loved The Ladder of Divine Ascent by Saint John Climacus keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Ladder of Divine Ascent is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Orthodox Church
The Orthodox way
For the life of the world
The Orthodox Study Bible
Beginning to pray
Becoming Orthodox
The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
Christ the Eternal Tao
Our thoughts determine our lives
The Mountain of Silence
The way of the ascetics
Great Lent
The Eucharist Sacrament of the Kingdom
Early Christian writings
The Way of a Pilgrim
The triads
On the divine images
Conferences
Wounded by Love
Descent of the Dove
The Mystery of Christ
The Orthodox Church
Thirsting for God in a land of shallow wells
The first seven ecumenical councils (325-787)