The Early History of the Liturgy. By J. H. Srawley.
(Cambridge University Press. 6s. net.)—This is an admirable little book. Indeed it is difficult to speak of its merit in terms that shall not seem exaggerated. So many English books on liturgiology are written by partisans, who exaggerate or minimize the evidence, in accordance with their prejudices, that it is an unusual pleasure to find one as judicious as it is learned. Dr. Srawley knows all that is to be known about the early history of the liturgy, and estimates the evidence in an even balance. The first chapter, for example, is an excellent summary of what is known or conjectured about the history of the Eucharist in the Apostolic age, with full references to passages in Scripture and modern critical literature. We note, by the way, an omission of Professor Gardner's with- drawal of his earlier view upon the influence of the Mysteries. We hope the book may find a place in every clerical library.
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