Contents
Contents
Introduction Our Love Affair with Heresy
What Is Heresy?
One Faith, Creeds, and the Christian Gospel
Two The Origins of the Idea of Heresy
The Roots of Heresy
Three Diversity: The Background of Early Heresy
Four The Early Development of Heresy
Five Is There an “Essence” of Heresy?
The Classic Heresies of Christianity
Six Early Classic Heresies: Ebionitism, Docetism, Valentinism
Seven Later Classic Heresies: Arianism, Donatism, Pelagianism
The Enduring Impact of Heresy
Eight Cultural and Intellectual Motivations for Heresy
Nine Orthodoxy, Heresy, and Power
Ten Heresy and the Islamic View of Christianity
Conclusion The Future of Heresy