"To any one desiring a knowledge of the development and ethical status of the East, this book will prove of the utmost assistance, and Dr. Griffis may be thanked for throwing a still greater charm about the Land of the Rising Sun."--_The Churchman_.
"Already an acknowledged authority on Japanese questions, Dr. Griffis in this volume gives to an appreciative public, what we risk calling his most valuable contribution to the literature this profoundly interesting nation has evoked."--_The Evangelist_.
"... The fine quality of Dr. Griffis' works. His book is fresh and original, and may be depended on as material for scientific use.... It may safely be said that it is the best general account of the religions of Japan that has appeared in the English language, and for any but the special student it is the best we know of in any tongue."--_The Critic_.
Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford; Gifford Lecturer in the University of Aberdeen; Late Morse Lecturer in Union Seminary, New York, and Lyman Beecher Lecturer in Yale University
"One of the most valuable and comprehensive contributions to theology that has been made during this generation."--_London Spectator_.
"The knowledge, ability, and liberality of the author unite to make the work interesting and valuable."--_The Dial_.
"It is very high, but thoroughly deserved, praise to say that it is worthy of its great theme."--_The Critical Review_.
"The volume reveals Dr. Fairbairn as a clear and vigorous thinker, who knows how to be bold without being too bold."--_New York Tribune_.
"Suggestive, stimulating, and a harbinger of the future catholic theology."--_Boston Literary World_.
"It is a book abounding in fine and philosophical thoughts, and deeply sympathetic with the most earnest religious thinking of the time."--_The Critic_.
"If the object of a book of theology is to stir up the heart and mind with strong, clear thinking on divine things, no book, certainly, of the present season surpasses Dr. Fairbairn's."--_The Outlook_.
"An important contribution to theological literature."--_London Times_.
"The work shows a keen insight into the relations of truth combined with a rare power of accurate judgment."--_New York Observer_.