ree =UNTVERSITY OF CHICAGO Fae 
The Child and His Religion. By George E. Dawson, of 
Hartford School of Religious Pedagogy. = 
130 pages, 16mo, cloth; postpaid 82 cents 
The aim of the book is to suggest the principal elements 
the child’s religious nature and training. The first chapter treats 
of interest as the fundamental dynamic factor in life and growth, 
The second chapter considers the child’s natural religious reac- 
tions to its environing world as modes of such interest. 
third chapter gives the results of an inductive study of children’ 
interest in the Bible. And the fourth chapter applies the p 
ciples thus brought to light to the general problem of religious 
education 
Journal of Educ ation. Here is a realm of deepest interest and full of the 
greatest surprises. What the child thinks religiously has attracted many 
an able writer, and has given many a mother food for thought. - 0 
author gives us in this little work some excellent material a 
little people’s religious concepts. Out of the strangeness of many 
their sayings, and especially their queries, the author guides us to the 
great principles involved in them, although unknown to the child min 
at the time. It will prove itself a worthy book for anyone to re 
who has anything to do with the religious training of children. It 
as reverent as it is suggestive. 
Ezra Sadia, By Charles 2 Ti ies Professor of Semitie 
guages in Yale Universit 
340 pages, vo, cloth; Postpaid $1.69 
Of all the apocalyptic and apocryphal writings that are traced 
to Palestinian Jewish sources none has had so important a beari 
on the ‘Science of Old Testament literature as First Esdr; 
is inevitable, and each chapter of his book i is constructive. 
The ¢ Biblical World. No scholar hereafter can do any creditable 
Nation. © sc larly investigations offer a ey cont 
: tied tovodr knowledge: of Jowuh bie in the e period under dis 
= ai 9 the critcion of» considerable part of the inter Old Test 
writings. 
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