Heresy in the Roman Catholic Church: a history

"This book explains the construction and beliefs of the organized movements against the Roman Catholic Church and documents the individuals and their efforts in challenging papal infallibility, singular doctrine, and the Inquisition. It examines how heretics have never ceased to appear and reap...

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Main Author: Thomsett, Michael C. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Jefferson, NC [u.a.] McFarland 2011
In:Year: 2011
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / Church / Heresy / Geschichte Anfänge-2010
B Catholic church / Heresy / History 1517-2010
Further subjects:B Christian heresies History
B Catholic Church History
B Catholic Church History
B Christian Heresies History
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Summary:"This book explains the construction and beliefs of the organized movements against the Roman Catholic Church and documents the individuals and their efforts in challenging papal infallibility, singular doctrine, and the Inquisition. It examines how heretics have never ceased to appear and reappear from ancient times into modern times"--Provided by publisher
"This book explains the construction and beliefs of the organized movements against the Roman Catholic Church and documents the individuals and their efforts in challenging papal infallibility, singular doctrine, and the Inquisition. It examines how heretics have never ceased to appear and reappear from ancient times into modern times"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index. - Heresy in historical perspective -- The origins of heresy: the first four centuries -- Heresy from the fifth to the eighth century -- Heresies in the ninth and tenth centuries -- Catharism: a major heretical movement -- The Waldensians: heretics and witches -- The seeds of the Reformation -- The new paganism and witchcraft -- The Spanish Inquisition -- Martin Luther -- The growth of the Reformation -- The Roman Inquisition -- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- Old Catholics and modernism: nineteenth century heresy -- The modern view: politics of the Roman Church
ISBN:0786444487