Proverbs
9:10 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Because we understand the
beginning of all knowledge, wisdom and understanding is the fear and
knowledge of God our first source is Scripture. Before we would
recommend books and resources we offer this disclaimer: there is nothing written outside of Scripture that
can be read with a lazy mind. We are given the ministry of
reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:17-21) and instructed to take down
strongholds, taking every thought captive that sets itself up against the knowledge of Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5) Every book we read, recording we listen to or documentary we watch needs to be carefully examined against Scripture and taken captive to obey Christ.
While we firmly assert the final authority of Scripture we are
also grateful for the works of wise Christian men and women whose
knowledge and experience we inherit through their writing. There is a wise saying, "You will be the same person next year except for the books you read and the people that influence you." Through the list below, we hope to encourage young women to be purposeful in seeking knowledge, to fill their minds with the pursuit of holiness and the knowledge of God.
Daughters please seek the counsel of your parents before choosing books from this list, but also if you receive your father and mother's approval, don't be afraid to choose an intellectually difficult book. It may be like reading a different language at first but you'll be surprised how quickly you acquire knowledge when you stretch your vocabulary and topics of interest!
For book descriptions and age recommendations click here.
For book descriptions and age recommendations click here.
Theology:
The Attributes of God by Arthur W. Pink
The Sovereignty of God by Arthur W. Pink
A Conquering Faith by William Einewechter
The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
My Utmost for His Highest by Owald Chambers
Confessions by Augustine
Great Christian Classics
Thy Kingdom Come; Studies in Daniel and Revelation by J. R. Rushdoony
The Flood by Alfred Rehwinkel
The Genesis Flood by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris
Theonomy:
The Institutes of Biblical Law by R.J. Rushdoony
By This Standard by Greg Bahnsen
Tools of Dominion by Gary North
Law and Liberty by R.J. Rushdoony
Systematic Theology:
The Second London Baptist Confession of 1689
The Westminster Confession and Catechism
Rusdoony's Systematic Theology
Apologetics:
Always Ready by Greg Bahnsen
A Reason for the Hope by Thomas A. Thomas
Assumptions that Affect Our Lives by Christian Overman
Answers for Difficult Days by David Quine
How to Think Like a Christian by Douglas Phillips
The Family and Daughters at Home:
The Family by J.R. Miller
So Much More by Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin
The Return of the Daughters by Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin
Homeschool Dropouts by the Botkin Family
Daughters of Destiny by Noelle Wheeler Goforth
Feminine by Design: The Twelve Pillars of Biblical Womanhood by Scott Brown
Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale, revised by Karen Andreola
Verses of Virtue by Beall Phillips
Queen of the Home by Jennifer McBride
She Shall be Called Woman by Victoria Botkin
Making Wise Decisions About College by Douglas Phillips
What's a Girl To Do? by Douglas Phillips
Hospitality:
The Hospitality Commands by Alexander Strauch
The Family Table by Douglass Phillips
The Christian Philosophy of Food by Peter Bringe
Large Family Logistics by Kim Brenneman
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
Etiquette, Comunication, Education, Aesthetics:
Martine's Handbook of Etiquette
The Country Diary of An Edwardian Lady
The Beauty of Modesty by David J. Vaughn
Reclaiming Beauty by Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin
George Washington's Rules of Civility
The Elements of Style by Strunk
The Gift of Music by Jane Stuart Smith
Glory and Honor; The Music and Artistic Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach by Gregory Wilbur
Mathematics; Is God Silent? by James Nickel
The Philosophy of the Christian Curriculum by J.R. Rushdoony
Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation by Dennis Peterson
Proverbs for Parenting compiled by Barbara Decker
For Instruction in Righteousness by Pam Foster
Curriculum Advice by Victoria Botkin
The Church
Family-Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham
A Weed in the Church by Scott Brown
How Modern Churches are harming Families by Douglas Phillips
The Uniting Church and Home Conference
Civil Government, Politics and Economics:
God and Government by Gary DeMar
The Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy
The Legacy of Liberty and Property by Daniel Ford
Biblical Economics by R.C. Sproul
Dollar Noncents by Peter Allison
The Politicians Guide to Raising Taxes by Matthew Chancy
The Importance of the Electoral College by George Grant
Agenda, Grinding America Down by Curt Bowers
History:
Missionaries and Evangelists:
The Life of John G. Paton
Foxes Book of Martyrs
Five English Reformers by J.C. Ryle
Classics of the Christian Faith narrated by Max McClean
George Mueller; Guardian of Bristol's Orphans by Janet Benge
Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
Life of John Knox by American Missionary Fellowship
Life of Luther by Barnas Sears and D.D.
The Adventure of Missionary Heroism by John C. Lambert
The Life of Adoniram Judson by Edward Judson
Ten P's in a Pod by Arnold Pent
The Hiding Place by Corries Ten Boom
Reformers and Nation Builders:
George Washington; America's Joshua by Douglas Phillips
Life of Washington by Anna C. Reed
Never Before in History by Gary Amos
John Adams by David McCullough
The Price of Liberty by Wayne Whipple
Abigail Adams: Her Letters narrated by Victoria Botkin
The Letterbook of Eliza Lucas Pinckney narrated by Victoria Botkin
An English Family in the American Wilderness narrated by Victoria Botkin
A Bride Goes West narrated by Victoria Botkin
The Frontier Adventures of Elinore Stewart narrated by Victoria Botkin
Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
The Life and Campaigns of Stonewall Jackson by Robert Louis Dabney
The Princess Adelina by Julie Sutter, edited by Perry Coghlan, III
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin
Old Times in the Colonies by Charles Coffin
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
The Birkenhead Drill by Douglas Phillips
American History To 1865 by J. R. Rushdoony
History of the World by J. R. Rushdoony
Inspiring Stories of Godly Men and Women:
The Original Unabridged Elsie Dinsmore Series by Martha Finley
The Original Unabridged Mildred Kieth Series by Martha Finley
Mother: A Story by Kathleen Norris, edited by Jennie Chancy
The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner
A Peep Behind the Scenes by Amy Walton
A Basket of Flowers by Cristoph Von Schmid
The Lamplighter by Maria Cummins
Alone Yet not Alone by Tracy Craven
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
To Have and To Hold by Katherine Johnston
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wiss
The Spanish Brothers by Deborah Alcock
House of Love by Elizabeth Cheney
The Island Queen by R.M. Ballantyne
The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne
Hunted and Harried by R.M. Ballantyne
Mary of Plymouth by James Otis
Titus a Comrade of the Cross by Florence Morse Kingsley
Stephen a Soldier of the Cross by Florence Morse Kingsley
Just David by Eleanor Porter
Carry On Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Cabin on the Prairie by C.H. Pearson
Cabin in the North Woods by C.H. Pearson
The Prairie Chief by R.M. Ballantyne
Redskin and Cowboy by G.A. Henty
The Three Arrows by Edward Ellis
The Life of Davy Crockett
Remember the Alamo by Edward Ellis
Two Little Confederates by Thomas Nelson Page
Among the Camps by Thomas Nelson Page
With Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
For the Temple by G.A. Henty
Beric the Briton by G.A. Henty
In Freedom's Cause by G.A. Henty
St. Bartholomew's Eve by G.A. Henty
If you have questions or suggestions please leave a comment or email us at emilyandaubreylenz@gmail.com.
Family-Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham
A Weed in the Church by Scott Brown
How Modern Churches are harming Families by Douglas Phillips
The Uniting Church and Home Conference
Civil Government, Politics and Economics:
God and Government by Gary DeMar
The Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy
The Legacy of Liberty and Property by Daniel Ford
Biblical Economics by R.C. Sproul
Dollar Noncents by Peter Allison
The Politicians Guide to Raising Taxes by Matthew Chancy
The Importance of the Electoral College by George Grant
Agenda, Grinding America Down by Curt Bowers
History:
Missionaries and Evangelists:
The Life of John G. Paton
Foxes Book of Martyrs
Five English Reformers by J.C. Ryle
Classics of the Christian Faith narrated by Max McClean
George Mueller; Guardian of Bristol's Orphans by Janet Benge
Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
Life of John Knox by American Missionary Fellowship
Life of Luther by Barnas Sears and D.D.
The Adventure of Missionary Heroism by John C. Lambert
The Life of Adoniram Judson by Edward Judson
Ten P's in a Pod by Arnold Pent
The Hiding Place by Corries Ten Boom
Reformers and Nation Builders:
George Washington; America's Joshua by Douglas Phillips
Life of Washington by Anna C. Reed
Never Before in History by Gary Amos
John Adams by David McCullough
The Price of Liberty by Wayne Whipple
Abigail Adams: Her Letters narrated by Victoria Botkin
The Letterbook of Eliza Lucas Pinckney narrated by Victoria Botkin
An English Family in the American Wilderness narrated by Victoria Botkin
A Bride Goes West narrated by Victoria Botkin
The Frontier Adventures of Elinore Stewart narrated by Victoria Botkin
Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
The Life and Campaigns of Stonewall Jackson by Robert Louis Dabney
The Princess Adelina by Julie Sutter, edited by Perry Coghlan, III
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin
Old Times in the Colonies by Charles Coffin
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
The Birkenhead Drill by Douglas Phillips
American History To 1865 by J. R. Rushdoony
History of the World by J. R. Rushdoony
Inspiring Stories of Godly Men and Women:
The Original Unabridged Elsie Dinsmore Series by Martha Finley
The Original Unabridged Mildred Kieth Series by Martha Finley
Mother: A Story by Kathleen Norris, edited by Jennie Chancy
The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner
A Peep Behind the Scenes by Amy Walton
A Basket of Flowers by Cristoph Von Schmid
The Lamplighter by Maria Cummins
Alone Yet not Alone by Tracy Craven
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
To Have and To Hold by Katherine Johnston
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wiss
The Spanish Brothers by Deborah Alcock
House of Love by Elizabeth Cheney
The Island Queen by R.M. Ballantyne
The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne
Hunted and Harried by R.M. Ballantyne
Mary of Plymouth by James Otis
Titus a Comrade of the Cross by Florence Morse Kingsley
Stephen a Soldier of the Cross by Florence Morse Kingsley
Just David by Eleanor Porter
Carry On Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Cabin on the Prairie by C.H. Pearson
Cabin in the North Woods by C.H. Pearson
The Prairie Chief by R.M. Ballantyne
Redskin and Cowboy by G.A. Henty
The Three Arrows by Edward Ellis
The Life of Davy Crockett
Remember the Alamo by Edward Ellis
Two Little Confederates by Thomas Nelson Page
Among the Camps by Thomas Nelson Page
With Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
For the Temple by G.A. Henty
Beric the Briton by G.A. Henty
In Freedom's Cause by G.A. Henty
St. Bartholomew's Eve by G.A. Henty
If you have questions or suggestions please leave a comment or email us at emilyandaubreylenz@gmail.com.
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