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...April issue of the Journal of Ethics might well be called a Harvard number, since of the seven articles, two are contributed by Harvard men, Professor C. H. Toy and Professor William James. Professor Toy gives a comprehensive discussion of "The Religious Element in Ethical Codes." He begins by speaking of the actual historical relations which have existed between ethics and religion. and after an examination into the conditions which have modified man's succeeding history, he comes to the conclusion that the end to which human moral history points is a conscience absolutely independent and yet absolutely dependent,-independent...
Among the book reviews are two which will be of interest to Harvard men-one on Professor Toy's recently published "Jndaism and Christianity," the other upon Professor James's "Principles of Psychology." Professor Toy's work is a sketch of the progress of thought from Old Testament to New Testament, and the criticism of it is decidedly favorable, although the reviewer thinks that Professor Toy has an excessive regard for the theory of development and exhibits too much subjective criticism. "Professor James's work," says the critic, "is rich and living,- a book in which a generous nature breaks...
...best reference books on the Old Testament are Professor Toy's "History of the Religion of Israel," which covers the whole period of the Jewish history, and W. R. Smith's "Hosea, Amos and Isaiah...
...Sever 11 yesterday evening Professor Toy spoke on the Development of the Hebrew Religion...
Twelfth College Conference on the Study of the Bible. The development of the Hebrew Religion. H. Professor Toy. Sever...