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Heresy : a history of defending the truth / Alister McGrath.
Van Pelt Library BT1315.3 .M35 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGrath, Alister E., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian heresies.
- Apologetics.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 282 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperOne, [2009]
- Summary:
- Our ongoing fascination with alternative Christianities is on public display every time a never-before-seen gospel text is revealed, an archaeological discovery about Jesus makes front-page news, or a new work of fiction challenges the very foundations of the church. Leading historian and religion expert Alister McGrath reveals the surprising history of heresy, shedding light on these shunned beliefs and their consistent appeal today.
- Contents:
- Our love affair with heresy
- Faith, creeds, and the Christian Gospel
- The origins of the idea of heresy
- Diversity : the background of 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780060822149
- 0060822147
- OCLC:
- 305416317
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