Excerpt from Investigations Representing the Departments: Part I Systematic Theology, Church History, Practical Theology, Part II Philosophy, EducationHis method is simple. From the representations of Christ in the mosaics of the older churches of Rome he selects five which conform most nearly to his ideal. He carries these five mosaics into the Roman catacombs and selects there Six or seven frescoes which, in his judgment, somewhat resemble them, and four gildings on glass which also, in his judgment, somewhat resemble them. The evidences which he assembles in this manner he seeks to corroborate in a chapter entitled Division of the Churches, and in another entitled A Cloud of Witnesses. Finally, he brings the five mosaics down into later times and Shows without difficulty that they, or other representations like them, have influenced many of the great artists of Christian history.The in¿uence' of these mosaics on the later pictures of Christ I admit at once, but it has no bearing on the subject before us. The decision must turn on the rela tion of these mosaics, not to the later, but to the earlier representations. Do they set forth a tradition in art which can be traced back through an unbroken line to the apostolic age? That is the only question with which we are concerned.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.