Reading is believed in but rarely done! Here you'll feel yourself to be in the company of an accomplished reader. Reinke’s book articulates how Christians can and why they should read books of every sort. If you’ve ever struggled with explaining this, get a copy of Lit!. He gives very solid reasons, going all the way back to our early church fathers and the Reformers. Truly mature readers treasure wisdom and the pursuit of Jesus in all things and this is a remarkable, accessible and unique title in this vital quest. Furthermore, Reinke offers the very foundation for reading itself. God chose the written word to reveal Himself and made strict prohibitions against the making of images. Today’s culture, with its emphasis on television, advertising and internet, is one of images. Reading, which has always been difficult mental work, becomes more difficult as we feed ourselves a mental diet of bits of information delivered in fast moving images. Reinke navigates this cultural challenge powerfully. I appreciated the body of research and the scale of the engagement from Reinke, here from Camus: ‘A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images’. I did find value, more than I even expected, and I found it through a very rare combination of encouragement, creativity, depth, theological penetration, and even playful accessibility. Beautifully and attractively delivered in font and format. Reading is truly duty and delight and in this title you have a world class guide!