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Reading and the Spiritual Life

Reading and the Spiritual Life

Update: 2026-01-06
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Join Kasey Olander, Kelley Mathews, and Jessica Hooten Wilson as they unpack how the books we read shape our imagination, desires, and empathy, as well as providing practical habits for making reading a life-forming spiritual practice. 




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3:58   Reading as Counter-Cultural  


6:35   How Christians Should Think about Reading 


12:05   Reading Books Other than the Bible 


15:00   How to Decide What to Read 


19:29   Reading as an Embodied Experience  


21:36   Reading Helps us Understand Ourselves  


26:25   Good Practices to Grow the Reading Life 


36:58   Closing Thoughts  




Resources


Jessica Hooten Wilson's Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice 

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Reading and the Spiritual Life

Reading and the Spiritual Life

Dallas Theological Seminary