Christian Symbolics or Exposition of the Distinctive Characteristics of the Catholic, Lutheran and Reformed Churches as Well as the Modern Denominations and Sects Represented in This Country

Blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and front cover and blue marbled endpapers. Book is gently used with some minor wear. Some shelf wear. Pages are lightly age toned, and a few of them have some edge folds. The title page is partially detached. Previous owner's name on verso side of front free endpaper. Also, previous owner's name is written on marbled front endpapers, and there is a yellow sticker on front free endpaper. Tightly bound copy with clean interior having no markings, writing, underlining, or highlighting in margins or text block. This is a seminal theological work written by E. H. (Ernest Heinrich) Klotsche. In theology, the term "symbolics" does not refer to visual artwork or iconography. Instead, it refers to the study of "symbols"—the official creeds, confessions, and dogmatic statements of faith formulated by various church bodies throughout history. Klotsche's textbook provides a comparative, systematic analysis of these foundational documents. The volume centers around an in-depth analysis of the historical and theological roots of the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed traditions. Dr. E. H. Klotsche (1875–1937), a Lutheran theologian who also authored An Outline of the History of Doctrines. Inv. # 13508.…