Reading:
- Lamentations (Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary) by Robin Parry. [Fantastic! By far the best commentary I’ve read on Lamentations.]
- The Culture of Protestantism in Early Modern Scotland by Margo Todd. [A wonderfully-helpful study. Quite unmatched in its scope.]
- Reforming the Scottish Parish: The Reformation in Fife, 1560–1640 by John McCallum. [Another great read, and one of the most interesting (revised) doctoral dissertations in history that I’ve read this year. BTW: Does anyone know what John McCallum is up to now? I’d like to get in touch with him to express my appreciation for his book.]
- Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword. [Helpful in parts, encouraging in others, but promises much more than it delivers.]
- The Scottish Reformation by Gordon Donaldson. [A re-read.]
- Inquiring about God: Volume 1, Selected Essays by Nicholas Wolterstorff.
- Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities by Miroslav Volf.
- Stirling Presbytery Records, 1581–1587 edited by James Kirk. [A fascinating read, indicating, among other things, that some Presbyterian elders have always tended to be a bit fibre deficient.]
- Patterns of Reform by James Kirk. [A re-read of an outstanding collection of essays. First-rate reliable scholarship!]
- The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis by Ray S. Anderson. [A re-read. Brilliant stuff.]
- Divine Humanity: Kenosis and the Construction of a Christian Theology by David Brown. [Helpful, stimulating and infuriating.]
- Pakeha and the Treaty by Pat Snedden.
- What Shall We Say?: Evil, Suffering, and the Crisis of Faith by Thomas G. Long.
- The Scottish Reformation: Church and Society in Sixteenth Century Scotland by Ian B. Cowan.
Listening:
- The Road by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis.
- Wrecking Ball (Special Edition) by Bruce Springsteen.
- Little Broken Hearts by Norah Jones.
- The Wanting by Glenn Jones.
- Make The Light by Kate Rusby.
- Break It Yourself by Andrew Bird.
- If On A Winter’s Night, Symphonicities and Live In Berlin by Sting.
- Valtari by Sigur Ros.
- Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death by John Fahey.
Watching:
- The Hunger Games (BTW: There’s a good analysis of the film by James Alison here)
- An Idiot Abroad – Series 2
- Footnote
- A Dangerous Method
