Great Books Guided Reading Program
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Great Books of the Western World THE
GREAT BOOKS MOVEMENT The School of Abraham supports the homeschooling family by providing unique educational resources for religious education, which are founded upon the School of Abraham Educational Model, including our Guided Reading Program of LDS Great Books and other classics, recommended resources for history, biography and other curricula, studies of the teachings of the prophets, in-depth scripture study and commentaries, gospel art resources, and programs which will help strengthen family life and provide character education. At the School of Abraham, we feel that there have been scholars raised up by the Lord since the restoration of the gospel who have been inspired by the Lord to write books which are seminal in nature, which define authoritatively the doctrine of the kingdom, our responsibilities to the Lord and our fellowman, our duties as Christians, how to live, and what our understanding should be: the "roadmaps" for developing a Christ-like character and understanding. The School of Abraham recognizes the worth of these materials and incorporates them into our homeschool curricula. The School of Abraham will develop study guides to accompany the student's study of the "Teachings of ..." the prophets books, writings by Bruce R. McConkie, Hugh Nibley, James E. Talmage, the writings of other general authorities and BYU scholars, the book Gospel Principles, the new Church history book, the Church almanac, and other commentaries and classic LDS books. The Church magazines, conference reports, Church News, and other materials available from church distribution also have much to offer. The foundation of our gospel scholarship program is the scriptures. We also recommend the reading list of the "Good Books" created by the Great Books Academy. The Great Books Academy individually mentors students by using Socratic teaching methods, and follows a classical curriculum. Their homeschool program is flexible, allowing the student to tailor their studies and choose their own curriculum materials as desired. Their excellent classical studies incorporate a required reading program developed by John Senior. During the high school years, the student will study Britannica's Great Books of Western Civilization. See our information pages on the Great Books of the Western World and Return to the Classics.
Parents
want to have a large resource on which to draw for
Guide Books
Links to find used or out of print books:
Harold Bloom:
"The Western Canon" Thomas Jefferson's picks (1771) Philip Ward: "The World's 500 Greatest Books"
Loeb Classical
Library Online Literature and Children's Resources
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