bibliography

below are a good number of the books, albums, and movies that went into a delicate fade, one way or another:

Adams, Patch and M. Mylander, Gesundheit! - a humorous and compassionate look at health.
Allender, Dan, The Healing Path - encouraged me to explore and find redemption in my own narrative.
Aristotle, Aristotle’s Theory of Poetry and Fine Art - a fine classic on aesthetics.
Chesterton, G. K., Orthodoxy: The Romance of Faith - an indispensable and enjoyable theological classic.
Cleary, Thomas, ed, Zen and the Art of Insight - a perspective-stretching look at perception and its layers.
Clements, A. L., ed, John Donne's Poetry: Authoritative Texts Criticism - a standout collection of poetry, spiritual and romantic, and commentary.
Frankl, Viktor E., Man's Search for Meaning - one of the first and most important books I consulted, a powerful look at finding meaning in one's existence.
Freud, Sigmund, Beyond the Pleasure Principle - a psychological touchpoint and depiction of the internal struggle between life and death impulses.
Fromm, Erich, On Being Human - an inspirational humanist manifesto.
Grenz, Stanley & R. Olson, 20th Century Theology: God & the World in a Transitional Age - a helpful look at recent theological trends and figureheads.
Groeschel, Benedict, Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development - an insightful work of Christian psychology, with some self-reflective passages.
Horney, Karen, Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis - the most piercing and important work of psychology I've come across, with far-reaching relevance to the Christian conception of inner tension and motivation.
Hudson, Don, "The Glory of His Discontent: The Inconsolable Suffering of God" - an article on God's suffering with creation.
Huxley, Aldous, The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell - strange but oddly engaging works on consciousness and vision.
Kierkegaard, Søren, The Sickness unto Death - a faithful look at the dynamics of true despair, authenticity, and faith.
Ladd, George E, The Presence of the Future: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism - an excellent biblical-theological look at the scope of God's kingdom and the already/not.
Lawhead, Stephen, Byzantium - a favorite and very personal novel of a monk's convoluted coming of age.
Lewis, C. S., A Grief Observed - most validating for me stylistically and emotionally.
Lewis, C. S., The Problem of Pain - the more methodically reasoned predecessor and companion to A Grief Observed.
Lewis, C. S., The Weight of Glory - when I read this early on I thought there was no more reason to write adf, it captured so much of wanted I say; it turned out adf naturally took on the mostly darker side of a similar coin.
Manning, Brennan, The Ragamuffin Gospel - a persistent and very personable look at grace.
Merton, Thomas, No Man Is an Island - provided a point of comparison for my writing style, an existential and relational classic of the faith.
Morris, Leon, The Epistle to the Romans - an excellent commentary on a central portion of Scripture.
Müller-Fahrenholz, Geiko, The Kingdom and the Power: The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann - a hopeful theological perspective.
Nietzsche, Friedrich, Ecce Homo - a gripping psychological account, and powerful critique of Christian hypocrisy.
Pate, C. Marvin, The End of the Age Has Come - the theological premise behind adf: the already/not yet.
Peck, M. Scott, The Road Less Traveled - recommended by a friend, a broader spiritual and psychological touchpoint.
Rilke, Rainer Maria, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke - an excellent and highly contemplative collection.
Schaeffer, Francis, How Should We Then Live - a helpful piece of historical perspective.
Stein, Susan, Van Gogh: A Retrospective - a gripping portrayal of a broken person of artistry and faith.
Tillich, Paul, Biblical Religion and the Search for Ultimate Reality - a small existential classic of doubt, faith, and reality.
Ware, Bishop Kallistos, The Orthodox Way - a wonderful companion piece to the faith.
Wiesel, Elie, Night - a haunting, first-person exposure to the problem of radical evil.
Yancey, Philip, The Jesus I Never Knew - a modern-day classic on the person of Christ, making him a little more real.
Yancey, Philip, Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church - an inspiriational and revealing collection of miniature biographies.
Yancey, Philip, Where Is God When It Hurts - a journalist's perspective on perhaps the most difficult subject.

Björk, Vespertine - "Unison" is mentioned in ch. 3, a sonically exquisite album on the whole.
Common Children, Skywire, Delicate Fade , and The Inbetween Time - Marc Byrd inspirationally pre-echoed the personal, between-the-times tension I tried to capture in adf, a tribute to the 2nd album.
Deftones, White Pony - "Change (in the House of Flies)" is mentioned in ch. 5, a methodically emo-pounding album.
Jimmy Eat World, self-titled - a Summer album both fun and meaningful, listened to religiously while editing.
Michael Knott, Life of David - a humble and gripping album of brokenness with dignity.
Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile and And All That Could Have Been - "Leaving Hope," ironically titled, is from the latter album and referenced in ch. 3, a perfect song.
Duncan Sheik, self-titled - a calming and thoughtful editing companion.
Sixpence None The Richer, self-titled, This Beautiful Mess , and Divine Discontent - Matt Slocum is the songwriter I most respect, uncannily capturing the human condition before God.
Smashing Pumpkins, Machina - epic rock with strong currents of spiritual and religious tension.
Starflyer59, Leave Here a Stranger - contemplative shoegazer perfection.
Stavesacre, Speakeasy - "Gold and Silver" is an intensely comforting song on a mood-boosting album.
Windham Hill Artists, Winter’s Solstice 5 - endlessly soothing, winter or otherwise.

Bringing Out the Dead - poignant images of broken humanity with dignity.
Hannibal - a powerful portrait of evil and the tension between decay and beauty, also a haunting soundtrack.
Magnolia - another beautiful story of interwoven humanity from P.T. Anderson, also a deeply human soundtrack with Aimee Mann.
Patch Adams - somewhat corny at times, but moving more often.
Wit - an unforgetably affecting ending, with reference to the poetry of John Donne throughout.

(links may not represent edition referenced while working on a delicate fade, but are intended as a general point of reference.)