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Excerpt from The Critical Review of Theological and Philosophical Literature, Vol. 8
Edinburgh and London Wm. Blackwood (f: Sons, 1897. Post 800, pp. Ix. 302. Price, 78. 6d. Mt.
AS the Gifford Lectures are delivered sometimes in the earlier, Sometimes in the later portion Of the University Session, it might save a possible confusion if they were always described with the full indication of the Session to which they belong. Thus, the series: named at the head of this notice were both given during Session 189 6-9 7, and are therefore parallel, though from their title pagea they might be understood as belonging to different years. Professor Bruce has chosen as his special topic one well within the range indicated by Lord Gi?'ord in his Deed by Bequest, by which he instituted lectures on Natural Theology. The aspect of this general subject here dealt with is the The Providential Order of the World, and the propositions to be established are stated in a broad way in the following sentence That God cares for man individually and collectively that His nature is such, and that He sustains such a relation to man as makes that care natural and credible; that His care covers all human interests, but especially the higher ethical interests - righteousness, goodness - in the indi vidual and in society that He is a moral Governor, and a benignant Father, a Power making for righteousness, and a Power overcoming evil with good; that He ruleth over all things with a view to a kingdom of the good (pp. 6, Dr Bruce's method is to assume that it is so as a preliminary, guiding hypothesis, and then by an investigation into the circumstances of man's position, nature and history, to Show how far, especially in the light of modern theories and difficulties, the hypothesis is justified by a fair View of the facts.
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