Foundational Literature for the Modern Student
Available in 2027–2028

Omnibus III, designed for 7th through 9th graders, is the final text in the first cycle of the Omnibus curriculum from Veritas Press. This course guides students through the great works of the modern world, beginning with the Reformation and continuing through the development of modern British and American history and thought. Literature, history, and theology are carefully integrated, allowing students to understand the ideas and movements that shaped the modern era.

As in previous Omnibus levels, the emphasis is on engaging with ideas rather than merely collecting facts. Students participate in guided discussions, thoughtful assignments, and daily readings that challenge them to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate. The Biblical worldview serves as the lens through which all material is studied, helping students connect historical and literary insights to their faith and everyday life.

Daily exercises, guided projects, and thoughtfully selected readings provide opportunities to strengthen composition, logic, and aesthetic discernment. Omnibus III prepares students to move confidently into the second cycle of Omnibus while fostering intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and eloquence in communication.

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Booklist Highlights – The Modern World (Omnibus III)

Students engage with a selection of the following works (alongside Bible readings and other short selections):

• 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)

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