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The Chinese Christian Who Helped Overcome Illiteracy in Asia

Yan Yangchu taught thousands of peasants to read and write in the early 20th century.

Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate Age

We must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.

The Russell Moore Show

Andy Crouch’s Cure for a Tech-Obsessed World

Strengthening our relational muscles in a hyperdigital society.

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An Altar Call for Backsliding Book People

Two authors encourage Christians to rededicate themselves to attentive, artful reading.

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Karen Swallow Prior: Good Books Make Better People

Why history’s wisest figures have seen a connection between reading well and living well.

Reading Together, Early Church Style

New historical research by Brian J. Wright shows that early Christians were surprisingly bookish.

The Calling

Love of Literature Feeds Karen Swallow Prior’s Faith

Why the Liberty University English professor believes the church still needs the classics.

Christians Can’t Ignore ‘Fun Home’ and Other Controversial Books

Alison Bechdel’s memoir doesn’t endorse sexual brokenness. Ultimately, it exposes it.

America’s Reading Crisis Is Much Worse Than You Think

A teacher’s plea for the church to give the gift of literacy.

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