A Summary of the Christian Faith

by Henry Eyster Jacobs

Publisher:

General Council Publication House

, 1905

Overview

This systematic theology, written from a confessional Lutheran perspective, is American theologian Henry Eyster Jacobs’ masterwork—a classic text studied by pastors, students, and laypeople since 1905. Unfolding in a catechetical format, the questions and answers lay out essential Lutheran doctrine. Jacobs offers Lutherans a “restatement of Lutheran doctrine in a form adapted to a new land and new age” and promotes understanding “not only of what is contained in our common heritage, but of the sources of strength whence our life may be renewed.”

Using Scripture (the American Revised Version), the Lutheran confessions, and the writings of Lutheran Fathers, Jacobs provides concise definitions and condensed arguments on theological points. Complete with an appendix and two indexes, this text makes a valuable resource, allowing you to quickly look up specific points, or study its entirety and gain a full portrait of Lutheran theology.

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Key Features

• Lays out essential Lutheran doctrine
• Uses a catechetical format
• Includes an appendix, analysis, and indexes

Product Details

• Title: A Summary of the Christian Faith
• Author: Henry Eyster Jacobs
• Publisher: General Council Publication House
• Publication Date: 1905
• Pages: 660
• Christian Group: Lutheran
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Topic: Lutheran Theology

About Henry Eyster Jacobs

Henry Eyster Jacobs was professor at Pennsylvania College and, later, professor of systematic theology and president at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He also served as president of the General Conference of Lutherans, the American Society of Church History, and the German Society of Pennsylvania. He authored or edited numerous books including the The Lutheran Cyclopedia, The Lutheran Commentary (12 vols.), A Summary of the Christian Faith, First Free Lutheran Diet in America, Philadelphia, December 27–28, 1877, The Lutheran Movement in England, Martin Luther: The Hero of the Reformation, and The German Emigration to America, 1709–40.