Great Books and STGB Timeline
Great Books in Time and History
The STGB timeline is a curated selection of 30 historical events to learn about and memorize their corresponding dates. The timeline acts as a trellis upon which to hang additional information. Everything a student learns about history and/or literature can be placed upon this timeline allowing students to form a structural conception of the linear flow of history and time. This approach makes it much easier to assimilate new historical information in a way that makes sense. I have previously shared these Timeline Slides (but here they are again for your convenience) so as to offer a brief acquaintance which each of these 30 events.
Below is the STGB timeline with a list of recommended reading. This shows how these Great Books relate to each event on the timeline, to each other, or fit nicely in between the main events of the timeline. This will continue to be updated over time.
The Creation Event (In the Beginning)
Genesis (Describes the Creation Event in Genesis Ch. 1 & 2)
Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green (Egyptian Creation Myth, great for contrasting with the Biblical creation story.)
Myths of the Norsemen by Roger Lancelyn Green (Norse Creation Myth, great for contrasting with the Biblical creation story.)
Gilgamesh (Gilgamesh was a Sumerian king who reigned C. 2700 B.C. The text is believed to have been composed between 2150-1400 B.C.)
The Call of Abraham (2091 B.C.)
Genesis (Describes the Call of Abraham and subsequent story in Genesis 12-25)
Job (Widely recognized by scholars to have been written in the period of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This may have been the first book of the Bible to actually be written down and it is a theodicy, wrestling with the problem of evil, human suffering, and the goodness of God.)
The Exodus (1446 B.C.)
Exodus (The entire Book is about the exodus event wherein Moses leads the descendants of Jacob/Israel out from under slavery in Egypts. The 10 plagues defeat 10 gods of Egypt. The 10 commandments are given and some case law in light thereof.)
Leviticus (Records life, laws and ceremonies of worship for the Jews during the wondering in the wilderness after leaving Egypt)
Numbers (Records the growth of the Israelite people, as well as battles that took place, during the years of wondering in the wilderness)
Deuteronomy (A second giving of the law, reminding the people of God’s faithfulness and their father’s failures during the Exodus/Wondering, prior to entering the promised land. Moses dies.)
Joshua
The Trojan War (c. 1190 B.C.)
Judges (The latter part of the period of the judges would be concurrent with the Trojan War)
Ruth (Concurrent with the book of judges and approximate to the Trojan War)
Iliad by Homer (In the midst of the 10 year long Trojan War)
The Oresteia by Aeschylus (Records the tragedy of Agamemnon’s family after his return home from Troy.)
Odyssey by Homer (Chronicles the life of Odysseus during the 20 years immediately after the Trojan War)
Aeneid by Virgil (Chronicles the life of Aeneas as he leads a group of Trojan survivors to settle in a new place)
The Founding of the Davidic Kingdom (1011 B.C.)
1 & 2 Samuel (The founding of the kingdom of Israel under Saul and then the the establishment of the Davidic Kingdom.)
1 Kings (The end of David’s reign and then the succession of kings in his line and the division of the kingdom of Israel into a northern and southern kingdom.)
1 Chronicles (Founding of the kingdom of Israel and Davidic kingdom and then the succession of kings in his line and the division of the kingdom of Israel into a northern and southern kingdom.)
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
The Founding of Rome (753 B.C.)
Early History of Rome by Livy
The kingdom(s) of Israel and Judah are concurrent.
Fables by Aesop (c. 600 B.C.)
Nebuchadnezzar Conquers Judah (586 B.C.)
2 Kings (Records the fall of the Northern kingdom in 732 B.C. and then the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar)
2 Chronicles (Records the fall of the Northern kingdom in 732 B.C. and then the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar)
Ezra (The Medo-Persian King Cyrus allows the Jews to start returning to Jerusalem c. 530 BC and pays for the rebuilding of their temple.)
Education of Cyrus by Xenophon (A philosophical history and biography of the rearing of one of the most powerful and influential kings in history, Cyrus the Great. This story records the taking of Babylon by Persia which coincides with Daniel ch. 5)
Daniel (The biblical book of Prophecy wherein the first 6 chapters is historical narrative of the time when the Jews had been deported to Babylon. It also records the change of dominant powers from Babylonian to the Medo-Persian Empire.)
The Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.)
Histories by Herodotus (in Book 7 Herodotus gives a great retelling of the battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans fought against an overwhelming number of invading Persians. Herodotus also gives an alternate history on Cyrus the Great of Persia and records widely the history, culture, and stories of the Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, Lydians, and more.)
Esther (Ahasueres / Xerxes whom Esther marries is the Persian king whose forces fought the Greeks at Thermopylae)
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus (c. 479-424 B.C.)
The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (431-404 B.C. A war took place between Athens and Sparta. Socrates would have been a soldier for Athens during the early part of this war.)
Nehemiah (Composed c. 423-400 B.C. A second wave of Jews were returning to the land of Israel (under Persian King Artaxerxes) after the deportation to Babylon and Nehemiah oversees construction of the wall around Jerusalem. Nehemiah would have been busily repairing the walls of Jerusalem while Socrates was busy “corrupting the youth of Athens”.)
Theban Cycle: Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles (written c. 420 B.C. But the subjects of the play, if they were historical, would have lived centuries earlier.)
The Clouds by Aristophanes (c. 423 B.C. This play mocks Socrates, although Aristophanes and Socrates were friends, but its claims were used against Socrates in his trial.)
The Republic by Plato (Perhaps Plato’s greatest work, Socrates dialogues with numerous people about the concept of Justice and they examine the Soul by analogy to a Republic.)
The Art of War by Sun Tzsu (C. 5th Cent. B.C., Sun Tzsu was a brilliant Chinese General and war tactician who recorded general principles for success in battle, presumably to be used in training future leaders of the Chinese military.)
The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.)
Euthyphro by Plato (A dialogue prior to Socrates’ trial wherein the question is discussed, what is “piety”?)
Apology by Plato (A record of Socrates’ defense of his life’s work which he give while on trial for “impiety towards the gods” and “corrupting the youth of Athens.” His defense was unsuccessful and he received the death penalty)
Crito by Plato
Phaedo by Plato
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Poetics by Aristotle
Politics by Aristotle
Oeconomicus by Xenophpon (A brief discourse on economics.)
The Punic Wars Begin (264 B.C.)
The Young Carthaginian by G. A. Henty (Written in 1887 A.D. but about a young man who become a soldier under Hannibal, the famous General of Carthage in the second Punic War)
The Fall of Greece (146 B.C.)
Histories by Polybius (Records the rise of Rome over Carthage in the Punic Wars and ends with the fall of Greeece)
The Assassination of Julius Caesar (44 B.C.)
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (First performed in 1599 but the content is about the assassination of Julius Caesar by his friend Brutus and the Roman Senate.)
The Life and Ministry of Christ (4 B.C. - 30 A.D.)
The Gospel According to Matthew (Matthew, historically considered the earliest Gospel writer, tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth while focusing primarily on a Jewish audience and demonstrating that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the foretold Messiah. Matthew was an eye-witness of Christ as one of the 12 original disciples.)
The Gospel According to Mark (Mark, now considered by many modern scholars to be the earliest written Gospel, tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. His gospel is traditionally understood to be based upon the teaching of the apostle Peter.)
The Gospel According to Luke (Luke was a gentile physician who became a believer and researched the story of Jesus and constructed his gospel based upon interviewing eyewitnesses. His two books are noted for there attention to detail and also for explaining Jewish practices to Gentile audiences. He also recorded the growth of the church during the first century under the Jerusalem apostles and the missions of Paul.)
The Gospel According to John (John’s gospel is almost definitely the latest of the four accounts. John was one of Jesus’ closest disciples, along with Peter and James, and his gospel is unique in that a large part of its information is not repeated in the the other three gospels. Hence the first three are called “synoptic” gospels because of their similarities. John presents no contradictions, just additional information.)
Acts of the Apostles (Written by Luke the Evangelist this work records the growth of the first century Christian church beginning with the ascension of Jesus Christ and ending with Paul in prison at Rome awaiting his chance to appeal to Emperor Nero c. 57-59 A.D.)
The Pauline Epistles (Letters to Christian churches, pastors, and, in at least one case, and individual believer.)
The Petrine Epistles (Letters to Christian churches)
The Johannine Epistles & Revelation
Jude (probably one of the last letters written in the New Testament)
On the Sublime by Longinus (1st century A.D.)
The Siege of Jerusalem (70 A.D.)
The Eruption of Vesuvius by Pliny the Younger (The eruption occurred in 79 A.D. and these two letters to Tacitus were recorded sometime shortly after the event.)
Contentment by Plutarch (c. 100 A.D. a fascinating short work of Stoic philosophy.)
Twelve Caesars by Suetonius (Published 121 A.D. this book discusses the lives of Romans Caesars from Julius Caesar to Domitian who died in 96 A.D.)
Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff (The first book of four in this series takes place in Roman controlled Great Britain under the reign of Emperor Hadrian (c. 117-138) who built a wall in the Northern part of Great Britain to defend against attacks from the unconquered peoples to the North.)
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Aurelius, though a persecutor of Christians, was in many ways one of the most principled Emperors in Rome’s history from 161-180 A.D.. A Stoic philosopher, his book is a gem of late classical period philosophy.)
The Death of Marcus Aurelius (180 A.D.)
Church History by Eusebius (C. 323 A.D. Completed shortly after Constantine became sole Emperor of Rome and declared loyalty to Christ, and shortly before the council of Nicaea convened to deal with the heretical teachings of Arius. This is the earliest history of the church outside the book of Acts and covers from the time of Christ to its date of composition.)
The Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.)
On The Incarnation by Athanasius (c. 335 Athanasius defends the absolute necessity of Jesus’ incarnation as a real human person, God and man, in order to save his people from their sins. Athanasius was one of the most important Christian thinkers of his day and he defended the orthodox view of Christ as God during a time when the heresy of Arianism was threatening the church.)
Confessions by Augustine (c. 400 A.D. Augustine’s spiritual autobiography wherein he reflects on the nature of God and salvation.)
City of God by Augustine (426 A.D. After Rome had been sacked by barbarians many Romans were blaming Rome’s decline upon the Christians. This book is Augustine’s masterful defense of Christian faith in the midst of a troubled time of uncertainty, fear, and instability towards the end of the Roman Empire.)
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 A.D.)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; translated by J. R. R. Tolkien (A great tale of conflict between Christian virtue and Knightly chivalry during Arthur’s reign. Arthur is said to have been king of the Britons in the post Roman England c. 475-525 A.D.)
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius (Published 524 A.D., Boethius writes this work from prison while awaiting his eventual execution. In a mix of poetry and prose philosophy he questions and seeks answers about the goodness of God and what contentment can be found in philosophic reflection.)
The Formation of the Benedictine Order (529 A.D.)
The Rule of St. Benedict (After the fall of the Roman Empire the world which had once been stable under the Pax Romana was now in chaos. In the establishment of Monasteries, like the ones St. Benedict set up, there came small oases of peace and scholarship where learning continued and great works of literature, theology, and philosophy we preserved.)
Muhammad Seizes Control of Mecca (630 A.D.)
The Qu’ran (Disseminated from 610-632 A.D. The Rise of Islam under the teaching of Muhammad, who claimed to be the unique prophet of Allah/God, the early medieval world was rocked. Peaceful at first, Muhammad eventually used force to seize the city of Mecca and his followers spread the religion of Islam, which means “submission,” by the sword. The Qu’ran is the collection of sacred writings which make up the scriptures of the Islamic religion. Muslims claim to be an Abrahamic faith like Jews and Christians but they say their version is the true one and that all others have been corrupted.)
The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778 A.D.)
Song of Roland; translated by Dorothy Sayers (Written c. 1040-1115 A.D., This French poem tells the dramatic and tragic story of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in 778 A.D., under the leadership of Charlemagne shortly before he became the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.)
Two Lives of Charlemagne by Einhard and Nokter (Two early Frankish scholars who wrote about the life of Charlemagne.)
The Dragon and the Raven by G. A. Henty (Published in 1885 A.D., This story is set during the reign of Alfred the Great of England, c. 871-886 A.D., and focuses on the Viking invasions of Great Britain that nearly wiped out the British monarchy until Alfred and his brave warriors finally ousted them from the Island.)
Myths of the Norsemen by Roger Lancelyn Green (Published in 1960, this is great to read at this point in the timeline to get a better sense of Norse/Viking culture as you are learning about the Viking invasions of Great Britain)
Beowulf; translated by Seamus Heaney (Written c. 1000 in England, but set amid the Danish people, this continues the interaction with Norse/viking culture. An Anglo-Saxon epic poem with great monster fights but also a much deeper Christian message.)
The Great Schism of the Church (1054 A.D.)
Proslogion by Anselm of Canterbury (1077-1078 A.D.)
Winning His Spurs by G. A. Henty (Set during the third crusade, 1189-1192 A.D., which was an attempt by three kings Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, to retake the Holy Land after it had been taken by a Muslim leader named Saladin in 1187.)
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green (King John, of whom Robin Hood battles as “Prince John” reigned in England from 1199-1216 A.D.. John was King of England when the Magna Carta was signed.)
The Magna Carta (1215 A.D.)
The Magna Carta (a major step forward toward the concept of individual rights and a move away from absolute monarchy. Originally only promised rights to noblemen but it set an important precedent that was used to push forward to universal rights of all citizens.)
Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas (Written throughout 1265-1274 A.D., Thomas’ work represents the highest form of Scholasticism, and the ideal example of scholastic methodology in exploring questions of Christian theology and philosophy.)
The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paridiso by Dante (Written throughout 1308-1321 A.D., these three epic poems are the pinnacle of medieval Christian theology and philosophy in story form. Dante’s thought reflects much of Thomas Aquinas’ philosophical and theological ideas.)
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1387-1400 A.D., a collection of tales told by friends traveling together on a journey.)
The Invention of the Printing Press (1440 A.D.)
The Protestant Reformation Begins (Oct. 31, 1517 A.D.)
The 95 Theses by Martin Luther (Oct. 31, 1517 A.D., this short work was the primary catalyst that sparked the Protestant Reformation. In it Luther strongly critiqued a number of practices of the Roman Catholic Church in his day, particularly the sale of Papal indulgences.)
Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (First published in Dec. of 1525, this was written as a response to the work of Desiderius Erasmus on the subject matter of Free Will.)
The Prince by Machiavelli (Published in 1532 A.D., this book offers advice and instruction how to gain and maintain power as a political leader. It is noted for it pragmatic and ruthless approach.)
In Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus (1549 A.D.)
Plays and Poems by William Shakespeare (Actively publishing from 1585–1613 A.D.)
The 30 Years War (1618-1648 A.D.)
Won by the Sword: A Tale of the Thirty Years War by G. A. Henty
Meditations on First Philosophy by Renes Descartes (Published in 1641, a brilliant mathematician and philosopher, Descartes attempts to find absolute certainty as a starting point upon which he can build all of human understanding. Cogito ergo sum.)
Westminster Confession of Faith (Originally Published in 1647, this is confession of Reformed thinkers which was adopted by Scottish Presbyterians and has been cherished by many Christians for centuries now as a clear expression and summary of the biblical teachings.)
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (Originally Published in 1651 A.D., this is a treatise on politics, society and the need for establishing community and government.)
Paradise Lost by John Milton (Published in 1667, this is an epic poem about the fall of the human race.)
The Pensées by Blaise Pascal (Published in 1670 A.D. after Pascal’s death, this is a collection of notes, of various completeness. They reflect the inner thoughts of a brilliant Christian mind who was intent on pointing the world back to Jesus Christ.)
Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Published in 1678, this is an allegory wherein you follow “Christian” on his journey through life on his way to the celestial city. He faces many dangers and temptation on the way but also friends.)
Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume (1748)
On the Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Originally publish in 1762)
The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776 A.D.)
The Declaration of Independence
Wealth of Nation by Adam Smith (Originally publish March, 9 1776 just a few months before the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. This book is the classic text in favor of Free Market Capitalism.)
Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant (1781)
The French Revolution (1789 A.D.)
Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke (1790)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791)
Real Christianity by William Wilberforce (Published in 1797, this is a charge for Christians to live consistently with their faith in light of the evil practices of the slave trade in the British Empire. Wilberforce, as a member of parliament, was the leading champion who sought to bring this practice to an end in the empire, and he did it.)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Published in 1811, this charming novel follows the life of the Dashwood women who have recently lost their husband/father and are forced to leave what has been a luxurious life for a much more simple lifestyle. Their best hope is that one of the girls marries well but there are many painful, sometimes humorous, twists and turn on that journey.)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Jan. 28, 1813)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1835)
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (Originally published 1848 A.D. Marx illustrates the evils of capitalistic greed and expresses the alternate political philosophy of Communism in which Atheism is an important and central idea.)
Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas (May 1, 1845)
Select works of Edgar Allen Poe (Poe lived from 1809-1849)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Originally published in 1859, Dickens weaves a masterful tale into the time of the French Revolution.)
The American Civil War (1861-1865 A.D.)
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (A historical novel about the American Civil War.)
Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (Published in 1859 this work introduced the world to Darwins theory of Evolution and the concept of “natural selection.” The ramifications of Darwinian thought on not only the scientific community but society and religion was, and continues to be, tremendous as it proposes to explain life as we know it without reference to God.)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Published in 1868, this charming fiction novel follows the lives of the four March sisters who lived in the northern United States during and after the civil war)
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky (Published in 1880)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Jan. 5, 1886)
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (1886)
The death of Ivan Illyitch by Leo Tolstoy (1886)
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1889)
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1895)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton (1908)
World War I (1914-1918 A.D.)
Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen (1923)
Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers (Published in 1923 this is the first novel in a series of novels and short stories which follows the character of Lord Peter Wimsey, a member of the British elite who horrifies his families by indulging in sleuthing activities.)
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville (Published in 1924 this story serves as a sea based parable of the gospel.)
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler (Published in 1925, this is the early autobiography of one of the most infamous men in human history.)
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (Originally published Jan. 29, 1929 this is a story about World War One written by a German veteran.)
Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1938, this is the first installment of the Ransom Trilogy wherein other worlds are explored and they provide a great setting for theological and philosophical thought about being human and needing salvation.)
The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse (Published in 1938, this is just one story feature Bertie Wooster, a British aristocrat who is always getting himself into the worst kinds of trouble and whose butler, Jeeves, always saves the day.)
The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1940, this is an academic and philosophical treatise on the problem of suffering and the logical connection to a good God’s existence.)
World War II (1941-1945 A.D.)
The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers (1941)
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1943, this is the second installment of the Ransom Trilogy. Lewis uses an incredibly compelling and other worldly setting to think about God and the moral nature of man, along with temptation, sin, and redemption.)
The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1943, this book represents a serious critique of modern education’s attempt to rid humanity of the use of value judgments, i.e., judgments about truth, goodness, and beauty. Lewis’ crushing critique shows that without the Moral Law, what he calls “the Tao” there can be no legitimate appeal to what men ought to do.)
That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1945, this is the conclusion of the Ransom Trilogy. It follows a married couple on the rocks, both with their own temptations, as an insidious group called N.I.C.E. plots world domination. Many note that this book strongly puts into play the philosophic concepts which Lewis addresses in the non-fiction work Abolition of Man.)
The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1945, the story starts off in Hell but certain citizens take a bus ride to Heaven. All are invited to stay but almost all of them go back to Hell willingly. Why?)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (Published in 1945. “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” This is a fairytale nightmare which uses a farm full of talking animals to illustrate the dangers of Communistic and Socialistic regimes and their manipulative tactics.)
The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers (Published in 1947 this essay proposed that educators should look back, not forward, for the correct paradigm of education. Sayers points back to the Middle Ages and the Liberal Arts and offers some ideas of how to redirect the educational effort from their current trajectory. Many look at this work as a kind of Classical Christian Education manifesto.)
Miracles by C. S. Lewis (First published in 1947 and then Revised in 1960, this book offers a philosophical defense for the possibility of Miracles, contra thinkers like David Hume.)
1984 by George Orwell (Published in 1949, this is the “grownups version” of Animal Farm wherein a few fight back against “Big Brother” and the “thought police.”)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (Published Jan. 5, 1953, this play is a perfect illustration of the end of Enlightenment thinking, wiping way God’s existence man end up in nihilism, a life without meaning, purpose, or direction. Perhaps suicide is the final act of bravery?)
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (Published Oct. 19, 1953, Ray Bradbury is a master storyteller who imagines a time in the future where firemen don’t put out fires but, rather, burn houses which try to preserve books in them. Books are outlawed because they are too dangerous.)
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (Published in 1959, this fiction novel is set some time in the future wherein humanity is in a struggle for existence against an alien race of bug-like creatures. The story provides a setting for discussion of philosophical notions like courage, honor, loyalty, duty, and citizenship. Often critiqued for being “fascist” this book provides a great platform for discussion of some important ideas.)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (July 11, 1960)
A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1961 under the pseudonym N. W. Clerk, Lewis shares his diary of grieving after losing his wife, Joy, to cancer. The struggle is palpable and a bit unnerving for many fans of C. S. Lewis, but it is honest and it ends in faith.)
The God Who is There by Francis Schaeffer (Published in 1968, this is an apologetics for belief in God and a strong critique of the increasingly post-modern and post-Christian society of the modern world.)
God in the Dock by C. S. Lewis (Published in 1970, this is a collection of C. S. Lewis’ articles and essays in which he offered varied kinds of apologetical defenses for the Christian faith.)
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom (Published in 1971 this story chronicles the experience of a young woman in Nazi controlled territory during WWII.)
Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer (Published in 1973, this book offers thoughts on a Christian philosophy of Art and beauty.)
Only the Lover Sings by Josef Pieper (Published in 1990, A Christian reflection on the value of art.)
Darwin on Trial by Philip Johnson (Published in 1991, this is a philosophical critique of the science underlying the assumptions of Charles Darwin and his modern followers.)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (Published in 1993, this short novel is the first of four in the series. It follows a young boy named Jonas and it wrestles with fundamental questions of human purpose, meaning, morality, and the value of human life, all while set vaguely in the future in an unknown location called “the Community.”)
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