Palatine Institute Reading Resources
The most important book for all people at all times is the Bible. As God’s people, we are committed to ordering our lives around His Word for the sake of Christ and His Kingdom. In addition to Scripture, here are some other titles we have found helpful in our pursuits of Christian study and culture building.
Classical Reading Group
2022 Selection
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The Odyssey
by Homer
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Island of the World
by Micheal O’Brien
Shakespeare in the Summer
2022 Selection
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The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Christian Culture
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Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview
by Albert Wolters
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Rules for Reformers
by Douglas Wilson
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Gashmu Saith It: How to Build Christian Communities that Save the World
by Douglas Wilson
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In the House of Tom Bombadil
by C.R. Wiley
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Live Like a Narnian
by Joe Rigney
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Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling
by Andy Crouch
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Plowing in Hope: Toward a Theology of Culture
by David Bruce Hegeman
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Eve in Exile
by Rebekah Merkle
Education
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The Abolition of Man
by C.S. Lewis
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Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview and Cultural Formation
by J.K.A. Smith
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Repairing the Ruins: The Classical & Christian Challenge to Modern Education
by Douglas Wilson
On Reading
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Recovering the Lost Art of Reading: A Quest for the Truth, the Good and the Beautiful
by Leland Ryken and Glenda Faye Mathes
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
Marriage and Family
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The Household and the War for the Cosmos: Recovering a Christian Vision for the Family
by C.R. Wiley
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Why Children Matter
by Douglas Wilson
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Standing on the Promises
by Douglas Wilson
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Reforming Marriage
by Douglas Wilson
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No Mere Mortals: Marriage for People Who Will Live Forever
by Toby Sumpter