12 JANUARY 1901, Page 25

Old and New Certainty of the Gospel. By Alexander Robinson,

B.D. (Williams and Norgate. 2s. Gd.)—This book is the outcome of an effort to "restate" Christian truth. We cannot accept it en bloc, but we have been much impressed with the breadth and the moderation of the views that Mr. Robinson sets forth. Naturally the point at which many readers will part company with him is the personality of Christ. Yet we doubt whether he is further away from orthodoxy than those who minimise in their teaching the real humanity of Christ by imagining an ever-present inter- penetration of the human nature by the divine. But these subjects are beyond our scope. That Mr. Robinson's book is full of helpful suggestion we feel sure. But it must be accepted and used with discretion.