Evolution and the Need of Atonement. By S. A. McDowall.
(Cambridge University Press. 3s. net.)—This is an essay by an assistant master at Winchester which we recommend with confidence to thoughtful readers, especially those who have some acquaintance with natural science. It shows a firm grasp not only of scientific and philosophical principles, but also of spiritual facts, especially the fact of Sin, which it dis- cusses in the light of evolutionary theory, and declares to be in essence the acceptance of a position of equilibrium in the conflict between the vital impulse and its environment ; an acceptance which must to any organism mean death. Incidentally many recent theories upon Sin and Atonement are discussed, and the criticisms are always penetrating. The Dean of Westminster contributes a preface in which he claims for the book "the thoughtful consideration of the theologian as well as of the scientist," a recommendation which we endorse.
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