Flotsam and jetsam (9/10)

• Carl Trueman posts his second blog in praise of the generalist, this time arguing that being a generalist is in fact possible.
• Bob Cargill has an excellent reflection on the relationship of faith and doubt. “While the interplay between faith and doubt is daunting enough in the abstract, its lived manifestation fundamentally alters the foundational worldview of anyone who dares to wield the powerful sword of doubt. And that is precisely what I did.” (HT)
• James Smith continues to talk about going to grad school, this time looking at the importance of friends, family, and church in the grad school experience.
• Laura Miller has an interesting post at Salon.com on some significant problems with Google Books.
• Mere Orthodoxy has an interview with Brett McCracken, the author of Hipster Christianity.
• Nijay Gupta offers some reviews of a couple of books on the historical Jesus.
• Justin Taylor offers a list from Ken Myer of the 10 best books for developing a better understanding of culture.
• And, Daniel Kirk explains one reason why understanding Greek accents is more important than you may have realized.