Favorite Scottish author?

[thistle93]

I know many good ones to choose from but who is your favorite Scottish author? Can be one of the past or a present one.

I would say overall for me it is: Horatius Bonar. Both his writings and hymns are gold and reflect both God's sovereignty while being evangelistic.

Thanks!

For His Glory-
Matthew

 

[Miss Marple]

Is Alexander McCall Smith Scottish? His #1 Ladies Detective Agency stories are big favorites of mine.

If you were looking for theological author types I am going to be embarrassed.

 

[Philip]

Toss-up between Burns and Stevenson. If we're talking philosophical theology, I always like Reid.

 

[timmopussycat]

On Pneumatology: My fave is George Smeaton: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

 

[Stephen L Smith]

George Smeaton: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

I second this!

 

[Peairtach]

Is Alexander McCall Smith Scottish? His #1 Ladies Detective Agency stories are big favorites of mine.

He's Scottish. Based in Edinburgh.



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[Reformed Covenanter]

Samuel Rutherford.

 

[Jake]

It's hard to say: there are so many good ones!

The Scottish commissioners to the Westminster Assembly were great: I've read from Gillespie, Henderson, and Rutherford and benefited greatly from them.

John Knox was also great.

McCrie has also written some good works on the Covenanters.

 

[Quatchu]

I have been reading James Buchanan and have really enjoyed him. Very vivid writer and easy to follow for the modern reader.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

James Durham, sermons and commentaries and one book on ecclesiology; but I'm biased.

 

[lynnie]

Iain Murray!

 

[Theogenes]

John Brown!

 

[whirlingmerc]

I like indirectly M'Cheyne through the devotional series For the Love o f God

 

[eqdj]

I second Theogenes! John Brown of Haddington! Go to Google Books and find his Self Interpreting Bible and his Commentary on the Shorter Catechism to start out. He has many other publications there. Also George Hucheson. I have his commentary on John from Banner of Truth (Geneva Commentary Series) and absolutely love it!

 

[Peairtach]

Iain Murray!

Iain Murray was born in England (Lancashire) and spent his early life in the Isle of Man, which makes him English and Manx. Though presumably with the name Iain Hamish Murray, he had near or far Scots forbears.

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[JimmyH]

A secular author, though I've read he left his Jesuit training to become an agnostic, and then later a 'mystic', born in Edinburgh, Scotland, I suppose he would be considered British. I understand the inscription on his tombstone reads, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "Blade Straight, Steel True." I've read his Sherlock Holmes stories and novels again and again since I was a pre-teen.

 

[py3ak]

Hugh Martin can be read with great pleasure and profit.

 

[Don Kistler]

James Durham and Thomas Boston

 

[Cymro]

John Kennedy and Rabbi Duncan, although Hugh Martin is great on the atonement.

 

[Dearly Bought]

Many good names have been mentioned, but I will warmly commend the writings of Andrew Gray.

 

[SeanPatrickCornell]

James R. White

(Don't hit me, he counts! He counts!)

 

[MW]

John Brown!

Of Wamphray, Haddington, Whitburn, or Edinburgh?

 

[Stephen L Smith]

James R. White

(Don't hit me, he counts! He counts!)

Of course the advantage of the Scotsman and Reformed Baptist James White, is that he won't be required to adjust his theology in heaven; as was the case with many Scottish divines

 

[reaganmarsh]

A secular author, though I've read he left his Jesuit training to become an agnostic, and then later a 'mystic', born in Edinburgh, Scotland, I suppose he would be considered British. I understand the inscription on his tombstone reads, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "Blade Straight, Steel True." I've read his Sherlock Holmes stories and novels again and again since I was a pre-teen.

Sherlock Holmes is one of my favorite characters of all time. Glad to know I'm not the only PB'er who has read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle repeatedly!

As to theological writers: John Brown of Haddington; Samuel Rutherford is a new favorite; James Bannerman; and Horatius Bonar.

 

[lynnie]

Iain Murray!

Iain Murray was born in England (Lancashire) and spent his early life in the Isle of Man, which makes him English and Manx. Though presumably with the name Iain Hamish Murray, he had near or far Scots forbears.

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I read that he lives in Edinburgh. So he should be considered an honorary Scot. ( I did my last year of Univ at St Andrews. Was in Perth at least once. Spent all summer in Dundee with various travels. We honeymooned in St Andrews and Orkney. I love the Scots )

 

[Andres]

William Symington.

 

[ProtestantBankie]

Iain Murray!

Iain Murray was born in England (Lancashire) and spent his early life in the Isle of Man, which makes him English and Manx. Though presumably with the name Iain Hamish Murray, he had near or far Scots forbears.

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Anyone who was a Free Church of Scotland minister is Scottish - (Galatians 7:1)

 

[Theogenes]

John Brown!

Of Wamphray, Haddington, Whitburn, or Edinburgh?

Of Edinburgh is what I had in mind, although I could just say ALL of them!

 

[Pilgrim Standard]

Many of the former +
James Aitken Wylie & Patrick Fairbairn.
I am Certainly a fan of M'Crie. His lectures on Christian Baptism are excellent.

 

[gkterry]

John Knox, Thomas Boston, James Durham, Andrew Gray, M'Cheyne, Thomas Halyburton & MANY others