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Reading List

CATHOLIC SEMINAR

CAT 101 - Catholic Seminar (Divine Office/History of the Liturgy/Pre-Science)

  • Reid, Alcuin. The Organic Development of the Liturgy: The Principles of Liturgical Reform and Their Relation to the Twentieth-Century Liturgical Movement Prior to the Second Vatican Council. Ignatius Press, 2005. (1586171062).

  • Rizzi, Anthony. The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century. Author House. (478-1-4184-6504-9) 

 

CAT 102/MUS 102 - Catholic Seminar/Music History II

  • Texts provided

 

CAT 201 - Catholic Seminar (Apologetics/Externals of the Catholic Faith)

  • Bellarmine, Robert. On the Marks of the Church. Translated by Ryan Grant. Mediatrix Press. 2015.

  • Garrigiou-Lagrange, Reginald. On Divine Revelation: The Teaching of the Catholic Faith. Vol. I. Translated by Matthew K. Minerd. Emmaus Academic, 2022. 

HUMANITIES

HUM 102 – Ancient Greece

  • Nagle and Burstein. Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations. 2nd Edition.  ISBN: 978-0199978458

  • William A. Johnson. The Essential Herodotus: Translation, Introduction, and Annotations.  ISBN: 978-0199897957

  • Pomeroy, Burstein, Donlan, Roberts, and Tandy.  Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. 3rd Edition.  ISBN: 978-0199846047

 

HUM 201 - Ancient Rome

  • Boatwright, Mary, Daniel Gargola,‎ Noel Lenski, et al. The Romans, From Village to Empire: A History of Rome from Earliest Times to the End of the Western Empire.  2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2011. (9780199730575). 

LATIN

LAT 101 and LAT 102 – Latin I and II

  • Hans Orberg. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. Pars I: Familia Romana.  Hacket Publishing, 2003. 

    • REQUIRED - Online version for exercises and the paperback version for reading

      • To get the online version, go to: https://hackett.junctioneducation.com/

      • Click the REGISTER link.  Use the Course Code: ddfe56.

      • Your payment will give you access for one full year, which will cover both semesters: LAT 101 and LAT 102.

      • Paperback version (978-1-58510-420-8).

 

LAT 201 - Latin III

  • Hans Orberg. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. Pars I: Familia Romana.  Hacket Publishing, 2003. 

    • REQUIRED - Online version for exercises and the paperback version for reading

      • To get the online version, go to: https://hackett.junctioneducation.com/

      • Click the REGISTER link.  Use the Course Code: ddfe56.

      • Your payment will give you access for one full year, which will cover both semesters: LAT 101 and LAT 102.

      • Paperback version (978-1-58510-420-8).

MUSIC HISTORY

MUS 101 – Music History I

 

MUS 201 - Music History II

PHILOSOPHY

PHL 102—Plato/Intro to Philosophy

  • Plato, Republic. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Various editions.

  • Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo (Hackett Classics) 2nd Ed. (978-0872206335).

 

PHL 201 - Philosophy of Nature

  • Basic Works of Aristotle, Modern Library

  • Rizzi, Anthony. The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century. Author House. (478-1-4184-6504-9) 

  • Garragou-Lagrange, Réginald.  The Order of Things: The Realism of the Principle of Finality.  Minerd, Matthew, trans.  Emmaus Academic. (1949013723).

  • Recommended, NOT required: Aristotle. Physics, or Natural Hearing. William of Moerbeck Translation Series. Coughlin, Glen, trans. St. Augustine's Press. (1587316293). 

PHL 202 - Philosophy of Man

  • Feser, Edward.  Philosophy of Mind.  Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2005.  Reissued 2006.  (ISBN-10: 1-85168-478-6.  ISBN-13: 978-1-85168-478-6).

 

THEOLOGY

 

THL 101—Old Testament

  • Brant Pitre and John Bergsma. A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament. Ignatius Press, 2018. ($40-$52). (978-1586177225).

  • Brant Pitre. Jesus and the Last Supper. Eerdmans, 2017. (978-0802875334).

  • Timothy Flanders. Introduction to the Holy Bible for Traditional Catholics: A Beginner’s Guide for Reading the Sacred Scriptures for Spiritual Profit. Our Lady of Victory Press, 2019. (978-0578624266).

  • Papal Encyclicals - (Provided in class)

    • Pope Leo III, Providentissimus Deus,

    • Pope Benedict XV, Spiritus Paraclitus,

    • Pope Pius XII, Divino Afflante Spiritu.

  • Other selections provided in class.

 

TRIVIUM

TRV 101 and TRV 102 – Logic I and Logic II

  • Basic Works of Aristotle. Mckeon, Richard, ed. New York: Modern Library, 2001. ISBN: 0375757996.

  • Kreeft, Peter.  Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles.  St. Augustine Press, 2010.  ISBN: 1587318075

TRV 201 - Logic III

  • Plato. Gorgias; and Aristotle. Rhetoric. Focus Philosophical Library.  Sachs, Joe, ed.  (1585102997). 

  • Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James: Jay, John. The Federalist Papers With the United States Constitution: The Eighty-Five Federalist Articles and Essays, Complete and Unabridged. Pantianos Classics, 2018. (1720610525).

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