Suggested Reading

This is a short list of our recommended reading.

For Considering Classical Christian education:
  • The Case for Classical Christian Education, by Douglas Wilson
  • Excused Absence, by Douglas Wilson
  • Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, by Douglas Wilson
  • “The Lost Tools of Learning,” an on-line essay by Dorothy Sayers
  • Repairing the Ruins, edited by Douglas Wilson
  • The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis
  • The Seven Laws of Teaching, by John Gregory
  • Classical Education, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr. and Andrew Kern
  • Classical Education and the Homeschool, by Douglas Wilson, Wes Callihan and Doug Jones


For Christian parenting:
  • Teach Them Diligently, by Lou Priolo
  • The Disciple-Making Parent, by Chap Bettis
  • Shepherding A Child’s Heart, by Tedd Tripp
  • Age of Opportunity – A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, by Paul David Tripp
  • What If Parenting is the Most Important Job in the World?, by Sandy Caldwell
  • Instructing A Child’s Heart, by Tedd & Margy Tripp
  • Parenting with Scripture – A Topical Guide for Teachable Moments, by Kara Durbin
  • Honey for a Child’s Heart – The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life, by Gladys Hunt
  • Honey for A Teen’s Heart – Using Books to Communicate with Teens, by Hunt & Hampton