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Footnotes
The History of Ancient Israel by Michael Grant (Weidenfeld, £16.50) An expensive production, but indispensable to any student of scripture. The qualifications of Michael Grant......
Substitute For Faith?
The Sea of Faith by Don Cupitt (BBC, £12.75). The Living God by Keith Ward (SPCK, £1.75). The Case Against God by Gerald Priestland (BBC, £4.95). TWO of these three books are......
No Rest For The Wicked
Wickedness — a Philosophical Essay by Mary Midgely (Routledge and Kegan Paul, £14.95). SHAKESPEARE'S lago is a touchstone of unqualified wickedness. The scheming "demi-devil" is......
Rolls On Historical Trials
Landmarks in the Law by Lord Denning (Butterworth, £7.50). Famous Trials by John Mortimer (Viking, £8.95). • LORD Denning is arguably our greatest living lawyer. He himself,......
Blockheads, Mermaid Theatre. Is It Purely Imagination...
of superstars is on the wane? Certainly the media today rarely show swooning youngsters swarming round their favourite pop or theatre stars as they did, say in the case of the......
The More The Merrier!
CARDINAL HUME and the black sheep of Ireland, folksinger Christy Moore were competing for the eyes and ears of the population of Hayes, Middlesex last week. Cardinal Hume was......