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A26 THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. [April,
lowing the views of Schelling. Dr. Hermann Plitt, in his Christological
~Studies on the Four Gospels," exhibits the teachings of the evangelists upon
the true humanity of Christ, upon the union in him of divinity with humanity, and upon his great object in his incarnate life. It is an able and
~criptnral investigation.
The venerable Dr. K. H. Sack has published Theotog~cat Essays, most of
them recently written. One is on all the most important works on Christian
~thics, including Wuttke and Rothe. Another is a thoughtful dissertation
on the relation of Wisdom to Science. On the feeding of Elijah by ravens,
1 Kings, xvii. 6, he proposes a change, Arabs forrarens, Arbim for Orbim.
Professor Trendelenburg, of Berlin, is no more. For forty years he has been
one of the great attractions of the University of Berlin. As an Aristotelian
he had a very high rank, and did much to revive the study of the Stagirite.
His Logicat Livestigations (3d ed. 1871) broke ground against the Hegelian
Logic with decided effect His Law of ~atnre (2d ed. 1868); three volumes
of ll~storicat Contri&utions to ~kilovop1~, two vols. of Minor Writings, as well
as numerous essays and criticisms, bear witness to his zeal in philosophical
studies. All that lie wrote was learned and exact. His history of the Categories, in the first volume of his UontrThuftons, is a] together the best essay on
the subject. As a lecturer he had great influence. Many American students
owe him a debt of gratitude for much personal kiudnes 5, as well as for the
best nil and stimulus in study. His philosophy was in the service of the
highest interests of morality and religion.
Professor Curtius, author of the flistory of Ureece, has been travelling in
Asia Minor and Greece, and will soon publish the results of his explorations.
FRANCE.
Revue des deu~ Mondes. Dec., Jan., Feb. M. Thierry, of the Institute,
contributes to the Dec. number an admirable disquisition on Eutyches and the
Robbers' Synod. Such a spirited and comprehensive narrative makes church
history interesting to all cultivated readers. M. Lavoll6e presents, from
authentic sources, an account of the Decrees and Doctrines of the Commune;
such wild and fantastic political theories, in direct opposition to the whole
present social, political and religious order, have rarely been so transparently
avowed and put into practice. M. de Laveleye gives a glowing picture of the
system of Public Instruction in the United States: he also has an article in
the January number, explaining the recent crisis in Belgium, and anticipating
a speedy conflict of the Ultramontane and Liberal parties in that kingdom.
M. Janet, of the Institute, criticizes the various theories as to the first French
Revolution, in a philosophic spirit. M. Chs. Giraud, also of the Institute,
describes the Hohenzollern and the New German Empire, from the present
French point of view. Papillon on Heat and Life; Le Roy on the Geysers
of California; the Crisis of Mormonism, by M. R. Radan; Jules Saulcy, the
Bible in C6nnection with late Oriental Discoveries; the Russians and Mongols,
by Mdme. Doria d'Istria; Millet, the Radical Party in England, and Stuart
Mill's recent Manifesto; and an interesting account of David Strauss, his Life
and Writings,-are the subjects of some of the other articles.