{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-heresy-isbn-9780631235262","title":"A Brief History of Heresy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea of a heretic conjures up many images, from the martyrs prepared to die for their beliefs, through to sects with bizarre practices. This book provides a remarkable insight into the fraught history of heresy, showing how the Church came to insist on orthodoxy when threatened by alternative ideals, exploring the social and political conditions under which heretics were created, and how those involved were 'tested' and punished, often by imprisonment and burning. Engaging written, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Heresy\u003c\/i\u003e is enlivened throughout with fascinating examples of individuals and movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA short, accessible history of heresy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpans the last two millennia, from the Gnostics through to modern sects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders heresy in relation to ecclesial separatism, doctrinal disagreement, church order, and basic metaphysics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnlivened with intriguing examples of individuals and movements.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a leading academic in the field of Religious History.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface x\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Importance of Being United 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming Consensus 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Papacy 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bible in the Hands of Heretics 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAreas Where Disagreement May be Allowed 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: Faith 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Apostles’ Creed 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nicene Creed 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatechesis 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisdirected Worship and Taking the Name of God in Vain 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes the Faith ‘Develop’ Through History? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Content of the Creeds and the Question of Orthodoxy 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: Order 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Disorder’ at the Wild Fringes 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrderliness 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinistry and Order 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rigorist Dispute 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchismatics 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiaspora 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthopraxis 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Classifying Heresies 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Could be Imported from Ancient Philosophy? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncarnation and Christology 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Augustinian Trio 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Easter Controversy 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Doctrine of Transubstantiation 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1054 and the Schism of East and West 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Sect to ‘Confessional Identity’ 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of a Name 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategories of Unbelief 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePinning Accusations to Suspected Heretics 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Creation of a Critical Literature 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Heresy and Social Challenge 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopular Heresy: The Anti-establishment Dissidents Speak up for Themselves 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Road to Dissent 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Waldensians 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Wyclif and the Lollard Movement 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJan Hus 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hussite ‘Movement’ 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Consequences After the Middle Ages 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Good and Evil 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mediaeval Dualists 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Dealing with Heresy 134\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversity Sermons 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Preaching of the Heretics Themselves 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrusade 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInquisition 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Change in the Balance of Power 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving with Difference 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion 157\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 166\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFurther reading 180\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 186\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \"A clear and elegant book.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What Gill Evans's lively and accessible study shows is that if the Church today is to proceed towards a unity truly based upon Christ, we need to distinguish between desirably dissident ‘whistle-blowers’ where the official Church has gotten out of step with its founder, and those voices of dissidence which, on examination, prove clearly contrary to the teaching of Christ. This is accordingly a timely as well as entertaining book, a distillation of wide learning designed for the intelligent common reader.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Lyle Jeffrey, Baylor University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is an excellent survey of heresy throughout the church's history. Those who read for information and insight will be abundantly rewarded.\" \u003ci\u003eAshland Theological Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eG. R. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eLaw and Theology in the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eThe Church and the Churches\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Theology in the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eProblems of Authority in the Reformation Debates\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2000). She was for ten years a prominent member of the Church and Order Advisory Group of the Church of England, and is a former diarist for\u003ci\u003e The Church Times.\u003c\/i\u003e  This short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea of a heretic conjures up many images, from the martyr prepared to die for religious beliefs, through to sects with bizarre practices. This book provides a remarkable insight into the fraught history of heresy, showing how the Church came to insist on orthodoxy when threatened by alternative ideals, exploring the social and political conditions under which heretics were created, and how those involved were ‘tested’ and punished, often by imprisonment and burning. Engagingly written, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Heresy\u003c\/i\u003e is enlivened throughout with fascinating examples of individuals and movements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988598341861,"sku":"NP9780631235262","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631235262.jpg?v=1761780911","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-brief-history-of-heresy-isbn-9780631235262","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}