“A perusal of the text leads to the conclusion that it combines interest with accuracy in an exemplary degree, and is well qualified to meet the requirements of the intelligent reader who may yet be without technical training in zoölogy.”
+ + Nation. 82: 538. Je. 28, ’06. 440w.
Reviewed by Mabel Osgood Wright.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 406. Je. 23, ’06. 320w. + + R. of Rs. 33: 125. Ja. ’06. 110w.
“Dr. Mayer has succeeded in the difficult task of presenting in a readable and popular form a good deal of information regarding the habits and distribution of the lower marine animals of the coast of New York and of Long Island.” T. H. Morgan.
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Mead, Charles Marsh (E. E. McRealsham). Irenic theology: a study of some antitheses in religious thought. **$1.50. Putnam.
“Professor Mead has undertaken to discuss some of the fundamental problems of theology with a view to making clear the ground upon which a sensible, reverent, and thoughtful Christian of the present day can stand.... The theological position is that of evangelical common-sense.... The ‘irenic’ character of the discussion comes from the fundamental position of the book, that the world of Christian thought, like the world of natural science, possesses a series of facts, which abide even though they cannot be wholly understood.” (Am. J. Theol.) “The principal themes on which he seeks to promote concord are the immanence and transcendence of God, the humanity and divinity of Christ, the sovereignty of God and freedom of man, and the various explanations of the atonement.” (Ind.)
“His logic is characteristically keen, his thought and style admirably direct and lucid. The book is a contribution to critical theology of seriousness and worth, and is adapted to render useful service to many students, younger as well as older. It treats of high themes in a worthy manner, with unfailing concern for clearness of thought, tolerance of divergent opinion, and inclusive recognition of the many-sidedness of truth.” James Hardy Ropes.