![]() Even as we are selective, we should approach humbly as a ‘brother in truth, a friend’. However, Sertillanges cautions us against turning this advice into a proud judgementalism toward books and their authors. Many books repay a rather more selective approach, where we choose carefully what we need, and feel free to leave many pages unopened. Reading cover to cover is sometimes beneficial, but as a habit it is lazy. ![]() Rather than relying on advertising, publishers’ blurbs, social media posts, Sertillanges advises having trustworthy, knowledgeable people to whom we can turn for advice on what to read and what can safely be ignored.īut more than choosing books, he also advises us to choose in books. Do not trust interested advertising and catchy titles…Associate only with first-rate thinkers.’ This advice might prove alarming for much contemporary Christian publishing, but it would surely do the Church a world of good. Undergirding his approach is the need to read selectively: ‘Choose your books. Sertillanges suggests that thinkers-which includes pastors, and all kinds of people, even those who don’t think of themselves as thinkers -benefit from thinking carefully about what and how we read, and why. ![]() ![]() In his wonderful book, The Intellectual Life, A. ![]()
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