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title: "2013 Reading Goals"
description: "Last year I posted my 2012 reading goals .  In summary, the goals were to read more old books, more fiction and more Christian history, read about the Trinity as a theological exploration and to read..."
url: https://bookwi.se/2013-reading-goals/
date: 2013-01-02
modified: 2013-01-02
author: "Adam Shields"
categories: ["Book Reviews"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# 2013 Reading Goals

Last year I posted my [2012 reading goals](https://bookwi.se/2012-reading-priorities/).  In summary, the goals were to read more old books, more fiction and more Christian history, read about the Trinity as a theological exploration and to read the book of John.  With the exception of John, I am going to keep these as the same goals for 2013.

I read a number of classics this year and I have been mixed about them.  In absence of a community to give background I know I am not getting all of the nuance of these classics.  (I particularly disliked [Alice in Wonderland](https://bookwi.se/alice/") and know that at least part of my dislike is because I did not understand all of the historical jokes, sarcasm, parody, etc.)  Others, I enjoyed more, including the more recent classic [End of the Affair](https://bookwi.se/greene/) that made my [favorites of 2012 list](https://bookwi.se/complete-favorites-of-2012-book-list/).

In 2013, I am going to keep reading more classics and a good amount of fiction, but I am going to be a bit more particular about my classics and focus less on parody and humor and more on the classic stories that carry across time.

I have also been disappointed in my books on the Trinity that I have read this year.  [One of the ones I really liked](https://bookwi.se/the-doctrine-of-the-trinity/) was a Christian history and that and [Triumph of Christianity](https://bookwi.se/the-triumph-of-christianity/) (another Christian history book) were both among my favorites last year.

There is much more to read about the Trinity so I am going keep reading about the Trinity as my main theological exploration this year.  I am increasingly convinced that the doctrine of the trinity is both important and a corrective to some of the problems of modern Evangelical theology.

If anyone has a suggestion about books to read, I would love to hear them.