12 APRIL 1980, page 15

[sir: In Reply To Richard Robinson's Letter...]

Sir: In reply to Richard Robinson's letter (29 March), it is neither meaningless nor misleading to follow the Gnostic tradition in later religious history, so long as the......

Our Mutual Friend

Our mutual friend Sir: Your leading article of 5 April ends with a recommendation that the countries of Western Europe seek their salvation in 'mutual self-defence'. Strictly......

[sir: Nicolas Walter (29 March) Defends His...]

Ginostics and Quakers Sir: Nicolas Walter (29 March) defends his Inclusion of Quakerism with Christian Sciellce, Theosophy and Scientology on the grounds that they are all......

The Iceman

The iceman Sir: May I add a bit of explanation to Peter Jenkins's remarks on The Icernan Comedh (8 March).lt is true, as he savs, that the title has Biblical overtones, but its......

Archbishop Romero

Archbishop Romero Sir: The nomination of Archbishop Romero for the Nobel Peace Prize was made primarily because we thought he deserved it for his work for peace (Notebook, 5......

Shropshire Redivivus

Letters Shropshire redivivus Sir: Congratulations to Salop on becoming Shropshire again after six years in disguise. But how many other of the new countynames created by the......