Satire and Rationalism in the Kirkus Essays Defended
An extended review discusses an essay collection on Satire from Victoria Magazine and the book The New Reformation. It praises Kirkus for clear polemics against ritualism and Romanism while urging free inquiry and rationalism as the path to religious understanding.
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Victoria Magazine
Agland
Juvenal
Rome
Greece
Kirkus
God
Mrs. Grundy
Lecky
Europe
Pusey
Mr. Kirkus
Geneva
St. Augustine
Dr Wallace's Holy Land praised for vivid travel scenes
A critical review commends Dr Wallace's Holy Land for its bright, simple, and humorous impressions of Egypt to Galilee. It praises vivid descriptions of Wady Ferran Jaffa and Nazareth while noting flaws in biblical misquotations and Mount Sinai naming that should be corrected for reverent usage.
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East
Wallace
Egypt
Sinaitic Desert
Jerusalem
Galilee
Wady Ferran
Jaffa
Nazareth
Mount Sinai
Ras-Safsafeh
Dr. Wallace
Ramleh
Isaiah
Babylon
Arabia
Judea
Jehovah
Cairo
Alexandria
Ethiopia
Feiran
Gideon
Holy Scriptural Notes From Henry Craik Critiqued
A London review dismisses Henry Craik’s Bible expositions as mere carpenter s chips over the dust of gold. It notes Craik popularised Hebrew study but faults the volume for thin lectures and jottings lacking depth or critical value.
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Henry Craik
London
Morgan and Chase
Craik
Carpeuter