The Incarnation: Papers from the 1925 Summer School of Catholic Studies at Cambridge

Ed. Cuthbert Lattey. xviii + 261 pp.  A long out-of-print collection of exceptionally fine papers on the central mystery of the Christian Faith: the Incarnation of the Son of God. The collection, originating at a conference held in Cambridge in 1925, approaches the dogma from biblical, historical, and scholastic angles. Fr. Patrick Boylan addresses "Messianic Expectations in the Old Testament"; Fr. J.P. Arendzen, "The Preparation of Jewry"; Fr. C.C. Martindale, "The Preparation of the Gentiles" and "The Gospel of John"; Fr. Hugh Pope, "The Synoptic Gospels"; Fr. Christopher Lattey, "Saint Paul"; Rev. Canon Myers, "The Fathers and Councils"; Fr. Maurice de la Taille, "The Schoolmen"; Fr. Thomas Garde, "Our Lady in the Early Church"; Msgr. Ronald Knox, "Kenotic Theories"; and Fr. Richard Downey, "Rationalist Criticism." Most of these chapters could serve as ideal introductions to their subjects and would enrich any private study or academic course.