The Mystified Letter: How Medieval Theology Can Reenchant the Practice of Reading

Reading has become a problem--not just of attention, comprehension, or growing rates of illiteracy, but of politics, society, and religion. The questions of how and what to read are not just matters of taste. Answers are often indicative of one's entire view of culture, church, and the cosmos, as well as the impasses of religion, reason, and moral vision. As a result, reading has become divisive and uninspiring. Reading has become a drag. The Mystified Letter offers a hopeful alternative to...