Quicksands. By the 114v. Stephen Jenner. (Longmans.)—This is a new
edition of certain essays published some years ago, to which the author now adds three of more recent date. The first of these is entitled, "Religion and its Dangerousness." "Christianity," says Mr. Jenner, "is not properly speaking a religion. It is rather intended to be the cure for religion." Contrast with this Principal Tulloch's com- parison between religion and theology. Surely, these contrasts are a little perplexing. Mr. Jenner, however, proceeds to modify his startling statement. His real purpose is to preach a very rigid spiritualism. "Matter," he says, in an earlier essay, "always deadens mind ;" it is an assertion more than doubtful, but it is an axiom to our author, and its application makes up much of his philosophy. Another essay is on "Charity," which Mr. Jenner, we are bound to say, contrives to make most unattractive ; and the third is on " Truth, its Certainty and its Criteria."
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