I teach a high school class on government and economics at a classical Christian school. Below is the list of books and original sources that I have used to prepare for and teach the class. Not everything on the list has a Christian perspective, but even those that do not can, when viewed from a…
Category: Book Review
Liberty as the Source of Prosperity: A Question of Power
A version of this article was originally published on Texas Scorecard. I can’t think of a greater opportunity in my lifetime than the present for people to learn about the connection between liberty and prosperity. The problem is, just like other opportunities in the past, all the experts are busy telling us whatever they can…
A Guide to Christian Living in a Fallen World
The Bible is a beautiful story of God’s mercy on a rebellious world. However, sometimes it is difficult to see this beauty in the midst of the ugliness we experience in this world, whether it is from our own sin or that of others. Thus it is important to remember that God’s beauty is not…
Knowing Christ and His Kingdom: A Bibliography
God is the Creator, we are His creatures. He is infinite, we are finite. One result of these truths is that we are going to spend eternity joyfully getting to know God better since we will never be able to know everything about Him. Yet getting to know God better isn’t just something for eternity….
A Christian, Liberty-Minded Reader on Culture, Science, Governance, and Economics
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years studying economics, governance, science, culture, etc. from a biblical perspective. Although a number of the books I’ve read are not written by Christians, by God’s common grace non-Christians can contribute to our understanding of the world and often do a better job than Christians–within limits. Here…
Retro Reads: The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
It is tough finding solid books for children to read today. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World makes the cut, though: Doyle is best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories, but The Lost World is the clear predecessor of Crichton’s Jurassic Park series. Readers familiar with both will recognize many similar elements, but Doyle’s novel is more…
Joshua: No Falling Words by Dale Ralph Davis
I joined a Bible study group a while back that was studying Deuteronomy. After that, we’ve just kept on going through Joshua. For the Joshua study, we used Joshua: No Falling Words by Dale Ralph Davis to help guide us through the text. I learned about Davis’s commentaries through Ligonier Ministries, which has recommendations for…
Advise and Consent by Allen Drury
I have been aware of Allen Drury for some time because I had one of the sequels to Advise and Consent in my bookshelf–it was from my mother’s library. When I saw that National Review listed Advise and Consent as one of the best conservative novels, I decided I had to read it. Since I…
The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989 by Steven Hayward
After having already finished Hayward’s first book on Reagan (his pre-presidential years in politics), The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989 confirms that Hayward is so far the best biographer of Ronald Reagan. If you want to understand Reagan and his brand of conservatism–which along with William F. Buckley, Jr.’s were the cornerstones of…
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
It is hard to explain how good these books are. The story of Janner Igiby, his brother Tink, their crippled sister Leeli takes the reader through a world that is both strange and familiar at the same time. It is a world ruled by Fangs of Dang who become more evil and efficient as the children get closer to…