A Library Worth the Work
Most institutions point students to syllabi and summaries. BCFK built a digital library from the ground up — matching every required and supplemental text to the forty-one courses in the catalog, scheduling more than 210,000 pages of reading, and linking each volume to the custom LMS. It represents years of curatorial labor: locating authoritative public-domain editions, organizing them by course, and integrating them with assessments and research milestones.
Seminal Works, Not Modern Summaries
The collection concentrates on primary sources: Augustine and Athanasius, Calvin and Luther, Plato and Kant — read in full, not through contemporary abridgments. Enrolled students encounter the fathers, reformers, and philosophers on their own terms, with reading paths designed for serious formation rather than survey-level exposure.
It has always therefore been one of my main endeavours as a teacher to persuade the young that firsthand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than secondhand knowledge, but is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire.
Public Domain, Zero Textbook Fees
Every volume lives in the public domain — chiefly via the Internet Archive and other open repositories. Students pay no textbook fees; the library is part of the tuition-free program, accessible only after admission and enrollment through the Student Portal.
Integrated with the LMS
The library is not a separate product bolted onto generic software. Reading assignments, quizzes, research milestones, and grades live in one place — built for this curriculum from the ground up. That integration is reserved for students; prospective applicants may review the course catalog to see how readings align with each course.