26 NOVEMBER 1927, Page 44

History and great Literature.

THE OXFORDSHIRE SYLLABUS OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION FOR USE IN COUNCIL SCHOOLS. (Murby. 1s. 6d.)—This has received much commendation. It is based on the conception of a theological common denominator—simple Bible teaching. Consequently it must displease those who hold that theological teaching of an orthodox kind alone is desirable ; and it will annoy those who object to any religious teaching at all in the class-room. There is, in the syllabus, a tendency to mix the Old and New Testaments too much together. It would be possible for the right teacher to make the Old Testament portion live as