Sample Reading List
Philosophy & Literature
- Plato, Republic
- Sophocles Oedipus Rex and Antigone
- Virgil Aeneid
- Augustine City of God (Books 1-4*, 19*, 11-18)
- Marlowe, Dr. Faustus
- Descartes, Discourse on Method
- Leibniz, "Discourse on the Conformity of Faith and Reason" from Theodicy
- Voltaire, Candide
- J.S. Mill, On Liberty
- Maugham, Of Human Bondage
- John Paul II, The Splendor of Truth
Scriptures:
- Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stewart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
- Marten, God's Design, 3rd edition
Latin:
- Wheelock's Latin, 5th edition (preferred)
Science:
- DC Lindberg, The Beginnings of Western Science
- Hummel's, Galileo Connection
- Mason, A History of the Sciences
Mathematics:
- Euclid, Elements
- Morris Kline, Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty
Art:
- H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, History of Art, 6th edition
- Begbie, Beholding the Glory
Music:
- Grout, History of Western Music
last updated: 07-Feb-2005