“The book is studded with memorable phrases and incisive comments, and rises at times to serene and lofty eloquence. The value of the book is that it is a sort of philosophy of history by a man intimately acquainted with every detail of the subject, and entirely free from the bias of the ecclesiastic. We cannot help thinking that Prof. Gwatkin would have strengthened his book by a more sympathetic attitude. For all that it is stimulating, and by its very decision, useful, and above all things, interesting and brilliant.”
+ + – Ath. 1906, 2: 265. S. 8. 1450w. Lond. Times. 5: 274. Ag. 10, ’06. 1540w.
“With the work as a whole one must confess to disappointment. Dr. Gwatkin would appear to be most broad and tolerant in many respects, but his manner toward Roman Catholics is sometimes offensive.”
+ – Nation. 83: 310. O. 11, ’06. 540w.
“Whatever defects may be attributed to his work, its philosophic thought and warmth of feeling make it a worthy continuation of the work of his predecessors in the Gifford lectureship.”
+ + – Outlook. 83: 711. Ag. 18, ’06. 520w.
“It is a pity that the value of these lectures is seriously compromised by a singular inability to do justice to any form of Christian thought except the Evangelical.”
+ – Sat. R. 102: 489. O. 20, ’06. 1820w.
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Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August. Last words on evolution: a popular retrospect and summary; tr. from 2nd ed. by Joseph McCabe. *$1. Eckler.