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PATHWAYS TO CERTAINTY By William Adams Brown, Ph.T)., V.D. Student Movement Press, 1931 Pp. 1-254. 8s. 6d. net. This new volume from the pen of the author of "Christian Theology in Outline" deserves a very cordial welcome, as it deals with exceptional clarity with one of the major issues of modern religious thought. It is, as Dr. Adams Brown suggests, commonly assumed that something has nappened which makes it no longer possible for men to be certain of God, and this uncertainty about the truth of religion coincides, curiously enough, with a great increase of knowledge about religion. The author in an introductory chapter discusses the nature of the certainty which is desirable and possible in religion and the grounds of its necessity. This is followed by an exhaustive and thoroughly competent ex amination of four ways of reaching certainty (authority, reasoning, intuition, experiment)-a most valuable survey, showing the strength and weakness of each position and the ways in which one needs to be reinforced by the other from time to time. This examination constitutes the main body of the book (chapters II-VI), to which is added a closing chapter dealing among other things with "the uncertainties that remain." Throughout the volume there are illuminating discussions of themes. such as symbolism, the problem of evil, the three tradi- tional arguments for the existence of God, im- mortality and excellent summaries of the chap- ters and bibliographies add to the value of the work. It is written in full light of psychology, scientific investigation and modem tendencies in religion. It is an extremely valuable and useful volume which will amply repay study. We noticed just one misprint (p. 40) in a book which is excellently produced. G.A.E. THE STORY OF DONALD HANKEY- A Student in Arms By K. g. Budd Student Movement Press, 1931 Pp. 1-149. 4s. net. Among the many interpret, rs of Tommy Atkins whom the War threw up, the place of the author of "The Lord of All Life" and "A Student in Arms" is certainly assured. Few men under- stood the soldier so well as Donald Hankey (1884-1916), and to read this pleasant story of his life will help us to understand the insight and the extraordinary influence of the "beloved Captain." In his short life he had played many parts without fitting completely into any position, REVIEWS until the War fully revealed the real greatness of the man. Those who have his books already on their shelves must find room for this account of their lovable author alongside of them. G.A.E. TWENTY POEMS By E. F. uf. Geach Blackwell, 1931 In his introductory poem, Mr Geach makes apologies for his muse Since, in brief, she's growing old, Forgive her if she harps too much On objects good to see and touch, On baubles, bric-a-brac and toys. There is no need for this apology. As a whole series of his poems show, Mr Geach has a peculiar gift for creating the atmosphere of the past, whether it be suggested by a faded sampler, a set of old gilt chairs, a faunesse, a Dutch picture of still life, or just a medley of old things as in the poem called Junk.' This is combined sometimes with humour, as when, looking round the musty parlour and reading that the Lord is master of this house," he cannot refrain from asking if the Lord is really present amid these ill-assorted ornaments sometimes it is combined with pathos as in Junk when, having offered the contents of the lumber room, he says And if you like my gifts, perhaps to these I'll add a heart which, indisputably, Is cracked and old and full of mystery. Mr Geach has a feeling for the incongruities of life, as when he describes the suburban drawing- room table with a china swan breasting wares of crimson plush and bearing an aspidistra for his Lohengrin, and he knows the strange power of association that words possess, so that Purple may carry one back to Assyria or to a wind-swept moor. An interesting little volume. H.G.W. ISRAEL AND OTHER POEMS Bylty. H. Elvet Lewis Foyle, 1930 The title poem Israel surveys the history of the Jew throughout the ages and ends with a vision of reconciliation between Christian and Israelite. The Ironsides' March is a vigorous rendering of Puritan ideals, and On the High Road near Enfield describes with moving sym- pathy the appearance of a homeless vagabond and advocates fraternity. Mr Lewis uses Nature with effect as a symbol-the grey crag facing north knows nothing of the sun, but it has its own fellowship-that of the star the stream that encounters boulders loses nothing of its strength, but the rampart mouldering in the sun