Tutor – Ginger McCreery
This class will be both academic and appreciate in nature. We will explore all sorts of classic Christian Literature, with no denominational bias or slant. We want to get at the very heart and core of literature that Christians, throughout history and in modern times, have read, been inspired by, and have recommended to others: the very essence of Christian Literature. We will read devotions, poems, sermons and some less well known ones, as well.
While you will need a lot of books for this class, most of these titles can be found at used bookstores or through online sources quite cheaply. Instead of buying an expensive textbook that you will never use again, you will be investing in real books for your student and home. ISBN’s and publisher names have been provided below, but these specific editions are not required. Bargain books are fine as long as they are unabridged and the student has a physical copy to bring to class.
Your text will be real books. The class will move in a chronological way, from oldest works to more modern ones. There will be four essays, one per quarter, four exams, one per quarter; weekly quizzes; and lots of reading. Come join us as we explore what it means to be a Christian and how to apply Biblical Christianity to our lives today.
*(Specific edition required)
Required summer reading:
PILGRIMS PROGRESS (In Today’s English)*
by John Bunyan and James Thomas
ISBN 10: 080246520X
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
by Fulton Oursler
ISBN 10: 0038508028X
IN HIS STEPS*(needs to be this exact version)
by Charles Sheldon
Barnes and Noble
ISBN: 978-0-7607-5577-8 or ISBN: 1-55748-346-9
ADAM AND HIS KIN
by Ruth Beechick
ISBN 10: 0940319-07-1
THROUGH GATES OF SPLENDOR
by Elisabeth Elliot
ISBN 10: 0842371524
MERE CHRISTIANITY
by C.S. Lewis
ISBN 10: 0060652888
GIFTED HANDS
by Ben Carson, M.D.(with Cecil Murphey)
ISBN:
A CHRISTIAN MANIFESTO
by Francis Shaeffer
ISBN 13: 978-1-58134-692-3
A SHEPHERD LOOKS AT PSALM 23
by Phillip Keller
ISBN 10: 0310291429
HIND’S FEET ON HIGH PLACES
by Hannah Hurnard
ISBN 13: 978-0-8423-1429-9
FAVORITE FATHER BROWN STORIES
by G.K. Chesterton
ISBN 10: 0486275450
PEACE LIKE A RIVER
by Leif Enger
ISBN: 0-8021-3925-6
TO END ALL WARS (There are other books with this title, please double check the author listed)
by Ernest Gordon
ISBN 10: 0007-11848-1
THE CASE FOR CHRISTMAS
by Lee Strobel
ISBN 10: 0310254760
SCREWTAPE LETTERS
by C.S. Lewis
ISBN 10: 0020868705 or ISBN 0-684-83117-1
Required summer reading: Pilgrim’s Progress (In today’s english) by John Bunyan and James Thomas
This class is appropriate for students in 9th-12th grades.
This class is at an “above average” difficulty level. Average study time for this class will be approximately 5-10 hours per week, depending on the speed and skill of the reader.
3 Ring Binder
Notebook Paper