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
For the Life of the World
The Orthodox way
Beginning to Pray
The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
Becoming Orthodox
Christ the Eternal Tao
The Way of the Ascetics
The Mountain of Silence
Great Lent
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
The Eucharist Sacrament of the Kingdom
Early Christian writings
The Way of a Pilgrim
The life of Antony; and, The letter to Marcellinus
Conferences
The Triads
Descent of the Dove
On the Divine Images
Wounded by Love
The Mystery of Christ
The Orthodox Church
Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells
The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787)