Joel Halldorf

Joel Halldorf, a Professor of Church History at the University College Stockholm, is the author of the forthcoming book Reading Matters.

Andrew Tate Doesn’t Get the Point of Books
The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.
Joel Halldorf
March 9, 2026
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: Archive Films / Getty; Film Audio Services / Getty.

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