| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vi, 282 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-270) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Describes the history of heresy and rival interpretations of Christianity, arguing that the church must continue to defend what is true about Jesus. |
| Subject |
Christian heresies.
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Apologetics.
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| ISBN |
9780060822149 |
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0060822147 |
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