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dialogues extemporised by the pupils themselves do not form a regular feature; and wonderfully good they often are. Those who are most success- ful with modern youth find that the lighter touch goes farthest, and that self-conscious moral atti- tudes-not to say attitudinising-have their dangers. Part I ends with a few poems,-one (" Cyfarchiad ") by the late Mr. Richard Lloyd, has a fine rhythmic swing, even if slightly ten- dencious; and another shows that David Lloyd George was once upon a time among the bards and had a pretty taste in free cynghanedd. J.G. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR REVIEW Allen W Unwin December, 1927. As a reference was recently made to this Review, it is only necessary on the present occasion to say that the contents follow the usual plan, viz. (1) Special articles, (2) Reports and Enquiries, (3) Statistics, (4) Bibliography (including Re- cent Legislation and Book Notes). An article which the present reviewer found especially in- teresting deals with the "Provision for Pro- longed Unemployment in Certain Industrial States." It serves to show that extensive and prolonged unemployment is a part of the post- war harvest which a good many countries have to reap, and it does not require much insight to foresee that it will always be one of the inevit- able consequences in a highly industrialised state of society. To study social problems intelligently is to see them in their international setting, and if that end is to be achieved this review would appear to be indispensable. H.M. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN INDUSTRY Ed. by Malcolm Spencer Independent Press, Ltd, 6d. This book has as its sponsors a Joint Social Coun- cil of the Churches drawn from eight Christian de- nominations, and it is issued as a text-book for study circles. The editor's name is a guarantee that it is as competent a piece of work as its narrow limits allow. Such recent proposals as Guild Socialism, Distributism, and Credit Con- trol are discussed (inter alia) in short chapters, and the inevitable brevity of treatment is ren- dered less regrettable owing to the serviceable bibliographies that are appended to the several sections. A short table of contents would have added to the reader's convenience, but even as it is this modestly priced book may be warmly commended. It gives one the happy feeling that Christian thought on Social Problems is no longer to be left plodding far behind and panting in .he ifTort to keep within sight of the best thought that is being exercised by the more progressive groups of our time. H.M. FAITH AND REASON IN RELIGION By George Galloway,D.Thil.)<D.D. Nisbet & Co., pp. i-vii 1-231, 7s. 6d. A volume of seven valuable essays which, with one single exception, have the merit of not hav- ing appeared previously in print. They are the work of one of Scotland's most learned theolo- gians, who has already enriched the religious literature of our day. The first and the longest essay is an expansion of Dr. Galloway's Murtle Lecture, delivered in the University of Aberdeen, and it is an admirable statement of the inter- relations of Knowledge and Religious Faith. As an excellent example of the author's familiarity with the history of philosophy and theology, as well as of his eagerness to provide new answers, where that is necessary, to old problems, we may instance the fifth essay (The Theological Anti- thesis of Grace and Freedom). Other essays deal with issues which are just now in debate, such as Evolution and the Finality of the Christian Religion. Throughout these pages readers will find reliable help from Dr. Galloway's honest and clear thinking on very important themes. G.A.E. RATIONALISM AND ORTHODOXY OF TO-DAY By J.H.BeibitZyM.tA. Student Christian Movement pp. 1-191, 5s. Its sub-title describes this volume as "An Essay in Christian Philosophy," and its object is to prove that the Christian hypothesis provides us with the most adequate explanation of the all- embracing Reality with which scientists and theologians alike have to deal. The method of proof is mainly that of comparison in chapter after chapter the Fourth Gospel or Logos inter- pretation of Christianity is compared with the point of view advocated in Mr. Julian Huxley's "Essays of a Biologist." It is not an easy book for students unfamiliar with philosophy and theo- logy to read, but it will certainly repay careful study. It grapples with ultimate problems frankly and with full knowledge of the difficulties, though some of its points might have been made to stand out a little more clearly, and occa- sionally the treatment of its themes is somewhat disjointed. G.A.E.