The Concept of Sin. By F. R. Tennant, D.D., B.Sc, 

 Author of The Origin and Propag^ation of Sin and of 

 The Sources of the Doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin. 

 Crown 8vo. pp. viii + 2S2. Price i,s. bd. net. 



Methodist Times. — Dr Tennant's new book is accurately described -in the 

 title. It is not a formal discussion of sin as one of the main topics of 

 Christian theology, but an attempt to find such a concept of sin as will 

 give an adequate interpretation to facts admitted by all. The definition 

 of sin which is thus arrived at eventually is that it is "moral imperfection 

 for which an agent is, in the sight of God, accountable" (page 245)- 

 This concept, it is claimed, is logically perfect, and the only one which 

 can fully satisfy the implications of the most fundamental of Christian 

 doctrines. In addition, it is unimpregnable by psychology, ethics (in 

 the stricter sense), science and historj'. Not the least interesting and 

 valuable parts of Dr Tennant's work are those in which he examines sin 

 in relation to ignorance, temptation and guilt. If anyone wishes to 

 reahse how tremendous a fact sin is, how hard to defeat, how impossible 

 to ignore, and yet how certainly not the ultimate fact in the universe, he 

 cannot do better than study Dr Tennant. 



The Northern Wliig. — Dr Tennant has read widely on the subject of this 

 volume. But he has done more. He has thought deeply ; and it is the 

 utterance of this study that he has given in his book. The volume is a 

 judicious presentation of the subject, which does not make light of trans- 

 gression, and at the same time clears away many of the ambiguities 

 which frequently attach to terminology relating to sin. 



The Problem of Evil in Plotinus. By B. A. G. Fuller, 

 someiime Instructor in Philosophy at Haroard University. 



Crown 8vo. pp. xx + 336. Price js. 6d. net. 



Publishers" Note 

 In this book the author makes an exhaustive criticism of 

 the way in which one of the central problems of philosophy 

 was treated by the most famous of the Neo-Platonists, and 

 concludes that Plotinus, in spite of the wealth and ingenuity ot 

 his argument, never really escapes from the traditional dilemma 

 • — "either God is not justified or Evil is not explained." 



Aberdeen Free Press. — This is a work of quite unusual significance. The 

 author has called it "The Problem of Evil in Plotinus." It might as well 

 have been called "A study of the problem of evil in general, with special 

 reference to Plotinus. "...Having stated the attempted solutions of the 

 problem, the author proceeds to a review of the history of the develop- 

 ment of the problem of evil in the history of Greek philosophy. The 

 review is brief, but it may be characterised as a most lucid and competent 

 bit of work... then there is a chapter presenting some general aspects of 

 the Plotinian system... [folio wed by] chapters on metaphysical evil, on 

 physical and moral evil, on matter as the principle of evil, and on the 

 theory of emanation.... On the whole we have not read for a long time a 

 more satisfactory book on a philosophical problem, nor one which in- 

 dicates a more masterly grasp of the evolution of philosophical thought, 

 nor one which shows a higher power of masterly criticism. 



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