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Books like The Imitation of Christ
The best books like The Imitation of Christ are Meditations, The Perennial Philosophy, and Man's Search for Meaning. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis is about humility, spiritual discipline, contemplation. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Meditations
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Marcus Aurelius · Philosophy
Meditations is not a book Marcus Aurelius wrote for anyone to read.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - The Perennial Philosophy
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Aldous Huxley · Religion & Spirituality
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley's anthology and commentary on the mystical traditions of the world, arguing that behind the diversity of religious forms lies a single metaphysical core: the divine ground or ultimate reality is one; the human soul contains a spark of this reality; the purpose of human existence is to realize this identity; and the path to that realization requires ego-transcendence through contemplation, virtue, and love.
Both dig into contemplation.
Read the summary → - Man's Search for Meaning
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Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology
Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
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- The Untethered Soul
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Michael A. Singer · Religion & Spirituality
The Untethered Soul is Michael Singer's guide to liberation through the direct investigation of consciousness — specifically, the question of who or what is aware of the constant stream of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that constitute ordinary experience.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - Letters from a Stoic
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Seneca · Philosophy
Letters from a Stoic collects a selection of 124 letters that Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius in the final years of his life, around 65 AD.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - Dark Night of the Soul
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John of the Cross · Religion & Spirituality
Dark Night of the Soul is a systematic commentary on a short poem John of the Cross wrote while imprisoned in Toledo in 1577.
Both dig into contemplation.
Read the summary → - New Seeds of Contemplation
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Thomas Merton · Religion & Spirituality
New Seeds of Contemplation is Thomas Merton's revised and expanded version of Seeds of Contemplation, which he published in 1949 when he was still new to monastic life.
Both dig into contemplation.
Read the summary → - The Cloud of Unknowing
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Anonymous · Religion & Spirituality
The Cloud of Unknowing is an anonymous English mystical treatise written in the latter half of the fourteenth century.
Both dig into contemplation.
Read the summary → - The Interior Castle
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Teresa of Ávila · Religion & Spirituality
The Interior Castle was written in 1577, when Teresa of Ávila was sixty-two and had already spent decades as a Carmelite reformer.
Both dig into contemplation.
Read the summary → - The Practice of the Presence of God
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The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence · Religion & Spirituality
The Practice of the Presence of God is a short collection of conversations and letters recorded by a French Carmelite friar named Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, compiled and published posthumously in 1692.
Both dig into contemplation.
Read the summary → - Gift from the Sea
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh · Philosophy
Gift from the Sea is a short meditation written during a solo vacation on the Florida Gulf Coast in 1955.
Both dig into inner life.
Read the summary → - Letters to a Young Poet
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Rainer Maria Rilke · Philosophy
Letters to a Young Poet is a collection of ten letters Rilke wrote between 1903 and 1908 to Franz Xaver Kappus, a young military cadet and aspiring poet who had sent Rilke samples of his verse and asked for criticism.
Both dig into inner life.
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Books like The Imitation of Christ: quick answers
What are the best books like The Imitation of Christ?
The best books like The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis are Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Imitation of Christ, such as humility, spiritual discipline, contemplation.
What should I read after The Imitation of Christ?
A natural next read after The Imitation of Christ is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. A kindred religion & spirituality read. Other strong choices are The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer.
What books are similar to The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis?
The Imitation of Christ centers on humility, spiritual discipline, contemplation. Books with a similar feel include Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca, Dark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
