LUX MUNDI. A theological work, a collection of essays. published in 1889. The work produced a con siderable amount of excitement, and was much criticised. The contributors were H. S. Holland, Canon of St. Paul's, who wrote on " Faith "; Aubrey Moore. Honorary Canon of Christ Church, who wrote on the " Christian Doctrine of God ": J. R. Illingworth. Rector of Longworth, who wrote on " The Problem of Pain, its bearing on faith in God." and on " The Incarnation in relation to Development " ; E. S. Talbot. Vicar of Leeds, who wrote on " The Preparation in History for Christ ": R. C. Moberly, Vicar of Great Budworth, who wrote on "The Incarnation as the Basis of Dogma ": the Hon. Arthur Lyttelton. Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, who wrote on " The Atonement "; Charles Gore, Prin cipal of Pusey House, Oxford. who wrote on " The Holy Spirit and Inspiration " ; W. Lock, Sub-Warden of Keble College, Oxford, who wrote on " The Church " ; F. Paget,
Canon of Christ Church. Oxford. who wrote on " Sacra ments"; W. J. H. Campion, Tutor of Keble College. Oxford, who wrote on " Christianity and Politics "; and R. L. Ottley, Vice-Principal of Cuddesdon Theological M. God M is a designation used by anthropologists for a deity depicted in the MSS. of the Mayan Indians of Central America. He is usually represented as entirely black. Since he seems to be a god of chapmen or travelling merchants, like Yacatecutli. it has been sug gested (Marian Edwardes and Lewis Spence) that his blackness may be symbolical of the tanned or bronzed skin acquired by travelling merchants in Central America. In the Codex Tro-cortesianus he is provided with the scorpion's tail.
MA. A goddess said to have been worshipped in Asia Minor. She stew to have been equivalent to the nature goddess Atargatis.