John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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John Climacus
John Climacus,
Norman Russell
Norman Russell(Translator)
600 • 340 pages

John Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church.

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The Classics of Western Spirituality is a 31-book series with 31 released primary works first released in 357 with contributions by Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, and Everett Ferguson.

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