Omnibus III, for 7th through 9th graders, is the third text in the first cycle of the Omnibus curriculum from the publisher Veritas Press. Omnibus III leads the student through the study of the great works of the modern world since the time of the Reformation. Readings and discussions are based on modern British and U.S. history and theology, and the literature is taken from the same period. Integrating these disciplines provides a tremendous opportunity for students to grow in their appreciation of the unity of all knowledge as God has revealed it. All the material is taught through a Biblical worldview. Like the previous courses, this study emphasizes ideas over mere information.

 

Along with guided activities in the Omnibus III Student Text, students read the primary masterworks and secondary titles that correlate with the period. "Primary" books are key source materials, which are essential for understanding the period. "Secondary" literature adds richness and depth to the study. 

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BOOKLIST FOR REFORMATION TO THE PRESENT (OMNIBUS III)*

Omnibus III Student Text plus books like the following:​

• The Pilgrim’s Progress (Bunyan)

• The Social Contract (Rousseau)

• Foundational American Documents

• The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers

• A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)

• Lincoln’s Speeches and Writings (selections)

• The Communist Manifesto (Marx)

• The Fourteen Points (Wilson)

• The Treaty Versailles (selections)

• Christianity and Liberalism (Machen)

• The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)

• Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (selections)

• Frankenstein (Shelley)

• Pride and Prejudice (Austen)

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain)

• Little Women (Alcott)

• The Killer Angels (Shaara)

• The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway)

• Animal Farm (Orwell)

• How Should We Then Live? (Schaeffer)

• The Elements of Style, 4th edition (Strunk & White)

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* Represents the list from which readings are chosen as well as the relative order in which they are presented. Bible books and some short selections are not listed. An official booklist will be provided for registered students.