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The present decline not only of Christianity but in belief in God as such is in our day a cause of great interest. A variety of explanations concerning these factors have been discussed by numerous commentators. My interest lies, in a sense, parallel to these contemporary investigations. It is simple: who or what is God? If there is a fall off in belief In God, then what is the reality, nature and operation of that in which fewer and fewer believe? We shall see that the view of God held, certainly in the West, is a fairly simple construct: God as the Creator of all things is the determining...

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This volume, published in 1852, was edited by John Barrow, son of the distinguished promoter of Arctic exploration Sir John Barrow. It contains two accounts of exploration around...

This volume contains a spirited debate among eminent journalists, economists, and publishers about the spread of economic ideas. The interchange among the writers provides both the lay reader and the interested professional with fascinating insights into what happens behind the scenes in academia, publishing, and journalism. The first two sections of the book discuss the flow of ideas from economist to economist and from economists to the general public. The third part examines the use and abuse of economic ideas in policy formation, and the final section provides insights into the funding of...