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THE VUAIVERSTITY OF CHICAGO PRESS 
A Genetic History of the New England Theology 
By FRANK HUGH FOSTER 
580 pages, small 8vo, cloth; net $2.00, postpaid $2.17 
[To be issued about February 1] 
ly FOSTER has attempted in this work to give a thorough history of one of the most 
interesting theological movements which America has seen, but which seems 
now to have come to a natural conclusion. Beginning with Jonathan Edwards, a series” 
of original and earnest minds, to meet the various issues which arose both in the world of 
thought and in that of affairs, proposed certain new methods of defending the hereditary : 
Calvinism of New England, which resulted finally in a distinct school of theology. While 
giving enough of the external history to furnish an account of the occasions and the setting 
of the various writings, the author is engaged principally upon the history of thought. The - 
reader is introduced to the great works of Jonathan Edwards, the Freedom of the Will, 
the Nature of Virtue, etc.; and their origin and significance are pointed out. Large extracts — 
from Edwards and the subsequent authors are given, so that the flavor of these ancient J 
writers may be tasted as one reads. Hopkins, better known to the sociological world as the - 
earliest opponent of the slave trade and to the literary world as the hero of one of Mrs. Stowe’s” . 
novels, and Bellamy, the Great-Heart of the early history, appear here as great theologians; — 
and soon the stage is crowded with a multitude of figures, larger and smaller, who took — 
part in controversies, or discussed profound theological problems before their unlettered 
but intellectual congregations in rural parishes. The Unitarian controversy; the early work - 
of Andover Seminary; the rise of a new school of theology in connection with Yale College; : 
the great figures of the earlier part of the last century—Stuart, Woods, Dwight, Taylor; 
the later ones—Finney, Fairchild, Bushnell, Park, all pass before the reader in rapid suc- 
cession. Their antagonists often meet with as full discussion as the members of the school. — 
As the first genetic history of the greatest theological movement which America has — 
yet known, the book will command the attention of all students of our national thought. 
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus 
By BERNARD CAMILLUS BONDURANT, Professor of Classical Language) 
in the Florida State College for Women 
114 pages, 8vo, paper; net 75 cents 
Mise light has been thrown in recent years, principally by the researches of German — 
scholars, on the interesting period of Roman history in which Decimus Brutus 
lived and played his part. Aided by the results of these investigations, the author of the 
present monograph has prepared from the original sources a new treatment of the life of 
Decimus and its political and social setting. After sketching his ancestry and early life, 
Mr. Bondurant discusses in detail Decimus’ career as a lieutenant of Caesar, as a leader — 
in the conspiracy against the latter, and as an important figure in the crisis that followed 
the assassination of the dictator. The author, on the basis of his exhaustive studies, reaches ~ 
conclusions regarding Decimus’ motives and conduct essentially at variance with those 
_ arrived at by other historians, and thus furnishes a valuable and interesting contribution 
to the literature on the subject. 
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