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An essay is presented on a conversation on authors' approach to literature and religion. Topics discussed include demonstration of literature and religion by classroom experimentations, playfulness' role in interpretation, role of metaphor and narration in expressing religious experience's complexity, strategies of interpretation and role of literary texts in providing experiences of mystery and depth.

The article presents the author's view in response to essays published in the 2011 issue of "Religion & Literature" 42.1 2. The author explores some general concepts which are foundational to the conversation on faith and scholarship. The author offers her brief critique to the essay "Not just a Museum? Not so Fast" by James Simpson, arguing that the most problematic of the essay is its total trust in the protocols of the silent museum.

An essay is presented on the aspects of religion and literature as a discipline. The author discusses the works of Persian poet Abu Sa'id Abu al-Khayr, who had produced memorable and mystical quatrains in the Persian tradition. It highlights the concepts of extended Sufi allegories, which are classic sites of confluence between religion and literature.