Joel Halldorf

@joelsh

📖 Author of ”Reading Matters” (NYU Press)
🍎 professor in Church history
🖊 Book history; religion and politics – esp. evangelicalism
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Joel Halldorf @joelsh Mar 9

Andrew Tate has gotten books wrong – they are supposed to be slow.

My first contribution to my favorite American magazine, @TheAtlantic

theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

www.theatlantic.com Andrew Tate Doesn’t Get the Point of Books The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.

Joel Halldorf @joelsh 1d

This was lovely review in the @WSJ 🩷

"Mr. Halldorf’s concluding remarks land with common-sense aplomb, as he reminds us that 'attentive reading is enjoyable.' His book offers, among its arguments, pleasures of its own.""

wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

www.wsj.com ‘Reading Matters’ Review: When the Book Broke Through The advent of printed books meant that readers could absorb radical political treatises and spiritual teachings in private.

Joel Halldorf @joelsh 3d

Äntligen får jag prata om det jag mest av allt brinner för: Fotboll! Och i kombination med religion blir det ju 🔥

Fotbollsmorgon Verified account @fotbollsmorgon 3d

Att en vanlig onsdag kan vara så trevlig ändå.

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Joel Halldorf @joelsh 5d

I årets mellanårsval upptäckte Demokraterna religionens politiska kraft, vilket ledde till genombrottet för en kristen vänsterpopulism:

sverigesradio.se/artikel/kriste…

www.sverigesradio.se Kristen vänster och muslimsk profil lyfter demokrater | Sveriges Radio Religion spelar åter en tydlig roll i USA:s politik, men efter mellanårsvalet syns en ny religiös vänster inom Demokraterna.

Joel Halldorf @joelsh Nov 6

Talarico: Alla är religiösa!

Ezra Klein Verified account @ezraklein Nov 4

One of the more exciting parts of this election - among many - is the return of a religious left.

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