The Gospel Coalition(@TGC):According to a recent article in The Atlantic, if we don’t safeguard our culture of literacy, “the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.” Is reading really on the verge of extinction? What do Christians stand to lose in a world that prizes short-form videos over the printed word—and how can we walk faithfully? We spoke with several Christian experts in literature and technology who shared their hopes and fears for a postliterate society.

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According to a recent article in The Atlantic, if we don’t safeguard our culture of literacy, “the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.” Is reading really on the verge of extinction? What do Christians stand to lose in a world that prizes short-form videos over the printed word—and how can we walk faithfully? We spoke with several Christian experts in literature and technology who shared their hopes and fears for a postliterate society.