A Christian's Appreciation of Other Faiths by Gilbert Reid Review by: Andrew Fish The Journal of International Relations, Vol.

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with Government upon National especial emphasis standpoint, of the United States but with very good discussion of British some attention and French and with to others. Poor marginal of the book, a few careless or notes, an index not fully worthy some on a few important omissions superficial statements, points, not very greatly are, after all, only incidental defects and detract from the real worth of the study. Edward James Woodhouse, Smith College.

Christian's of Other Faiths. Appreciation By Gilbert Re?d, D.D. Court Open Publishing Chicago, 1921, Company, 305 pp. as fundamental On the subject of religion and the missionary in international relations much might factors be (and perhaps could display for ought to be) said. A Christian propagandist admiration many virtues and beneficences of missionary institu? feel com? tions, but a writer of an objective temper of mind might his transports. It is questionable whether pelled to moderate as a class have the breadth missionaries of sympathy and the to lead to a community freedom of mind necessary of religions or to a community of nations. is an orthodox Christian missionary in China, and Dr. Reid the fact that his methods have been suspected and opposed by serves as an indication of his divergence his brethren from type. His is not a militant ideal of the world conquest of Christianity or subjugation of all other faiths. He would by the destruction a have fraternity of religions in which common elements would be excellences would be appre? recognized and in which distinctive ciated. in the title and sub-title. The latter The method is indicated The reads, A Study of the Best in theWorld's Greatest Religions. book is no scientific study of comparative religion, nor does it deal with all the great religions, but only with those met with in Islam. The second Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, China, and part shows even greater freedom from prevailing narrowness we of of for here the have the appreciations Jew, prejudice, a out of of Rome, and of Unitarianism. little Church Then, an of of the instead author Scepticism by appreciation focus, of Jesus Christ by Scepticism. there is a chapter on appreciation seem to be that sceptics are not The inference, however, would such bad fellows after all.
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third part discusses Concord and the among Religions an of the and Attitude other toward Faith, Appreciative Unity on Missions. In an appendix appears two Faiths and its Bearings and Religion and the Great War, and chapters on Christianity and of Nations. inter? the Brotherhood political Religious are viewed as two aspects of the same thing. nationalism on the most attractive is danger in dwelling exclusively There or of The non-Christian. whether Christian aspects religions But is apt to falsify the perceptive. the student of method can welcome it indicates international this book because politics how and sentiments may operate powerfully to religious motives so to the international the successful mind necessary produce of international machinery. functioning Andrew Fish, Clark University.

Gar? Talcott Williams. Turkey, A World Problem of To-day. and den City and Toronto, Doubleday, 1921, Page Company, viii, 336 pp. If fifteen years ago the situation in the Near East had been as to general peace as it is and critical, dangerous complicated, been centered would have universal attention upon it, today, and enforced and public opinion would have demanded improve? are open ment. At the present time so many larger questions is almost forgotten. Yet war lingers there longer that Turkey as well as Moslem fanaticism have than anywhere else, Christian is to demand economic ceased activity bloody sacrifices, famine and nakedness increase, and from all largely in abeyance, and death takes a toll these causes progress is turned backward that is a disgrace to the twentieth century. raises his voice in the book under consideration Dr. Williams to enlighten in an earnest attempt the world as to the facts, the for these remedies the causes, and the immediate background, and conditions. spent his first sixteen years in Turkey, Having having observed the progress of events in that land during a long a large stock of knowledge, lifetime since, he has accumulated as of the Near to the great question and suggestions, opinions, to East?what shall be done with the lands that have belonged Asia to the Turk? The argument is for the most part confined on the ground that Minor, with some reference to Constantinople, not Turkish Arabia, and the remaining Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, of. of Turkey in Europe have been finally disposed possessions

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