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The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers

Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson

The Case for Classical Christian Education by Douglas Wilson

Introduction to Classical Christian Education by Joseph Perrin

 

On Classical Education Philosophy and the Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain*

A Theory of Education in the United States by Albert Jay Nock

Wisdom and Eloquence by Robert Littlejohn and Charles Evans

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

On Christian Doctrine by Augustine*

Institutes of Oratory by Quintilian*

 

On Common Arts and Mechanical Arts Education

The Common Arts Tradition by Christopher Hall

Shop Class is Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford

Durable Trades by Rory Groves

The Didascalicon by Hugh of St. Victor*

 

Works Related to Cultural Reformation

King of Kings by James Baird

Leadership and Emotional Sabotage by Joseph Rigney

The Battle for the American Mind by Pete Hegseth and David Goodwin

 

Works on Parenting

Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp

Future Men by Douglas Wilson

Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick

 

Works on Pedagogy (How we instruct your children in the classroom)

The Seven Laws of Teaching by John Milton Gregory

Classical Me, Classical Thee by Rebekah Merkle

 

Limited Moral Philosophy Reading List for Parents

These works are the “anchor works” of the moral philosophy department of Logic and Rhetoric School. Reading them will get you into your student’s world and create opportunities for many good conversations.

 

The Odyssey by Homer

The Iliad by Homer

The Aeneid by Virgil

The Divine Comedy by Dante

Paradise Lost by John Milton

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Lex Rex by Samuel Rutherford

 

Works on the Hall Namesakes

The Rear Guard of the Revolution by James Gilmore

John Sevier: Commonwealth Builder by James Gilmore

A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of Tennessee by David Crockett

The Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert Remini

Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of Argonne by Douglas Mastriano

 

(* denotes very advanced works)