Heresy: a history of defending the truth

Our love affair with heresy -- Faith, creeds, and the Christian Gospel -- The origins of the idea of heresy -- Diversity : the background to early heresy -- The early development of heresy -- Is there an "essence of heresy"? -- Early classic heresies : Ebionitism, Docetism, Valentinism --...

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Main Author: McGrath, Alister E. 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY HarperOne 2009
In:Year: 2009
Edition:1. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Heresy / History
B Heresy / Theology
B Christianity / Heresy / Geschichte Anfänge-500
Further subjects:B Heresies, Christian
B Christian Heresies
B Apologetics
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Summary:Our love affair with heresy -- Faith, creeds, and the Christian Gospel -- The origins of the idea of heresy -- Diversity : the background to early heresy -- The early development of heresy -- Is there an "essence of heresy"? -- Early classic heresies : Ebionitism, Docetism, Valentinism -- Later classic heresies : Arianism, Donatism, Pelagianism -- Cultural and intellectual motivations for heresy -- Orthodoxy, heresy, and power -- Heresy and the Islamic view of Christianity -- The future of heresy
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:0060822147