Foundations
of Liberty

Suggested home school/
Christian school series


Freedom Series

A nine month program designed for Home School and Christian School use.

The freedom series will be an excellent supplement to your history, government, literature or economics class. Each booklet will acquaint your students with a variety of writers who will expound on the basic concepts of freedom. The United States of America was founded as a limited constitutional republic, which was to be under girded by the principles of Biblical law. This foundation would then protect the right of private property, freedom of conscience, speech and press, and would promote the free enterprise system.

The best textbooks on the subjects of history, government, and economics will fall short of what your child needs to be able to be well-rounded in his understanding of Americanism.

The Foundations of Liberty booklets are not designed to replace your textbooks but to supplement and broaden your child's exposure to the freedom philosophy.

Each month, your child will enjoy reading one of the freedom series and you as a parent or teacher will have a helpful teacher's guide to direct the course of study.

The Foundations of Liberty booklets are handy to use and consistent in philosophy. They will prove to be an enjoyable addition to your curriculum.

The following is a brief summary of each exciting issue:

 

September - Freedom

This seventy-eight page booklet contains the classic essay, Freedom in a Nutshell, by Kenneth Ryken; My Freedom Depends on Yours, by Dean Russell; Why Humans Must Be Free, by V. Orval Watts; and Freedom: Your Most Priceless Treasure. In addition, it has a student article written by Kendall Hunt that will give your child or student a classic illustration of a written term paper.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

October - Builders of Freedom

A seventy-eight page booklet that will acquaint your students with the men behind the Founding Fathers: William Penn, George Wythe, John Witherspoon, and George Mason. You will also read John Eidsmoe's article on Roger Sherman, the only man to sign the three major documents of American government: The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. This booklet contains nine articles by conservative authors.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

November - Our First Thanksgiving

The founders of the Plymouth Colony braved the stormy sea to plant the first settlement in New England. Herein you will find a copy of the first political compact, commonly known as the "Mayflower Compact." Read of the deadly first winter and the near starvation of the people as depicted in Hezekiah Butterworth's poem Five Kernels of Corn. Couple these articles with the writings of Alexis deTocqueville and Sartell Prentice's Our First Thanksgiving, and you have a classic booklet containing fifty-two pages that will cause your child to truly appreciate his Thanksgiving holiday.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

 December - Patriotic Poems

Sixty pages and thirty-five poems that will thrill your heart and bring a tear to your eye. Joaquin Miller opens the booklet with Columbus. Experience the excitement of The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers by Felicia Dorothea Hemans and hear the thundering hoofs of Paul Revere's horse as told by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Your heart will burst in pride as you read Francis Scott Key's The Star-Spangled Banner and Julie Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic. Your child will appreciate his roots when he reads Elias Lieberman's poem I Am an American. Thirty-five poems in all will come to you at the Christmas break. It is time to let up and reflect on your great nation as your enjoy the holidays and prepare for those semester exams.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

January - Faith of Our Fathers

America's greatness lies in its spiritual foundation. The article, Faith of Our Fathers by Clarence B. Carson is a classic article that will help your child or student to appreciate the religious heritage of his country. What was the role of the church? Read Mark A. Belile's and Stephen K. McDowell's articles The Role of the Church and Clergy in the Cultivation of Liberty and The American Christian Revolution for the answer. Finally, expose your child to An Election Sermon that was preached in old Boston in 1774 by Gad Hitchcock. This issue of the Foundations of Liberty is worth its weight in gold with sixty-eight pages in all!

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

 February - Our Magnificent Constitution

Eighty-six pages - nine articles written by the giants of history. Joseph Storey, John Marshall, Alexis deTocqueville, and Abraham Lincoln bring you classic writings that will help your child or students to better understand their magnificent Constitution. The old is mingled with the new as you read of the Genius of the American Constitution by current writer John Eidsmoe. Finally, you must read Joseph Storey's warning of What May Cause the Loss of Our Constitution. Let us understand and preserve our magnificent Constitution in the hearts and minds of our children.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

March - Our Glorious Republic

Seventy-seven pages - seven articles in length. One of the most important booklets in the series, for it clearly shows the difference between a republic and a democracy. After reading this booklet, you will understand why America is unique! Also, it features an election sermon from New Hampshire that was preached in 1788 that shows the republican form of government in Israel of old. Parents and teachers will not want to put this booklet down!

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

April - Not Yours To Give

This fifty-four-page booklet is a classic in its own right. Our freedoms are being systematically destroyed as the people look to government to solve their problems. Davy Crockett tells us that tax dollars are not yours to give, and Grover Cleveland simply said "No" to government handouts. Perhaps they remembered Patrick Henry's speech "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" and decided that freedom requires individual responsibility. I hope you will finish the booklet and agree with James Patrick's article I Don't Like What I See. If freedom is to be preserved, this booklet must be put on your reading list.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

May - Freedom - An American Dream

A seventy page booklet that closes out the school year with a clear definition of freedom by Edmund A. Opitz. in this booklet, you will read of the four basic foundations of freedom which are a belief in God, constitutional government, Christian ethics, and strength of character. These foundations, of course, must be under girded with self-discipline, free choice, and responsibility as detailed in Mallory Cross's article. There are ten great articles that will round out a wonderful year as you study the freedom series.

Ten student booklets or more $2.40 each
Single Copy $4.00 each
Teachers Guide $2.00 each

 

May we also direct your attention to the following important books.

Last Updated: 15 March 2001

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