What kind of reader are you? -- Why read anything but the Bible? -- Bookmark 1: Reading like Augustine of Hippo -- What's the difference between "use" and "enjoy"? -- Do good books make you a good person? -- Bookmark 2: Reading like Julian of Norwich -- What does the Trinity have to do with the ART of reading? -- Bookmark 3: Reading like Frederick Douglass -- Why do you need four senses to read? -- How can you remember what you read? -- Bookmark 4: Reading like Dorothy L. Sayers -- Appendix A: Twofold reading of Flannery O'Connor's "The river" -- Appendix B: Frequently asked questions -- Appendix C: Reading lists of great books

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