What to Read After The Wisdom of the Desert
Readers who loved The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Wisdom of the Desert 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 Wisdom of the Desert
The rule of St. Benedict in English
Open Mind, Open Heart
Revelations of divine love (short text and long text)
The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
A serious call to a devout and holy life
The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism
On Job
The Desert Fathers
Where God Happens
Rights of Man
New seeds of contemplation
Thoughts in solitude
The Seven Storey Mountain
Contemplative prayer.
Honeymoon with my brother
The Social Contract
Siddhartha
Du contrat social
The way of Chuang Tzu
Zen and the birds of appetite
Ascent to Truth
Dark night of the soul
Spiritual Direction and Meditation
Conjectures of a guilty bystander