In the sixth century, a monk living in the Egyptian desert by the name of John Climacus wrote a book outlining the stages of the spiritual life. He based his entire work on the image of a ladder and thirty rungs, stretching from earth to heaven. Each rung described a step in the pursuit of virtue and the spiritual life. This book by Fr. John Mack is written to help those in a non-monastic setting understand how to apply The Ladder of Divine Ascent to their lives. Each chapter contains many direct quotes from St. John's words. This book, therefore, should be used as a primer to the Ladder-as a helpful tool for ascending the spiritual heights. Superb Lenten reading. 176 pages.
