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ONE may surmise that in writing this book Prof. Simpson had in mind the religious layman rather than the scientific man, who will, we fear, find the discussions of early theology, especially in the first half of the book, somewhat wearisome. Prof. Simpson covers a very wide field, in theology, pre-history, science and philosophy. His book is erudite and well documented, and indicates a remarkably wide acquaintance with many extremely diverse branches of knowledge. There is, however, a certain disjointedness in the treatment of his almost superabundant historical material, which does not make for easy reading, nor is his central theme of the struggle between science and religion developed in any sustained and systematic way.
Landmarks in the Struggle between Science and Religion.
By Prof. James Y. Simpson. Pp. xiv + 288. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd., 1925.) 7s. 6d. net.
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R., E. Landmarks in the Struggle between Science and Religion . Nature 117, 446 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117446b0
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