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Author : Patrick Omlor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781929968060
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Insights Into Heresy written by Patrick Omlor and published by . This book was released on 1997-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Christian Laursen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317122461
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Heresy in Transition written by John Christian Laursen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of heresy is deeply rooted in Christian European culture. The palpable increase in incidences of heresy in the Middle Ages may be said to directly relate to the Christianity's attempts to define orthodoxy and establish conformity at its centre, resulting in the sometimes forceful elimination of Christian sects. In the transition from medieval to early modern times, however, the perception of heresy underwent a profound transformation, ultimately leading to its decriminalization and the emergence of a pluralistic religious outlook. The essays in this volume offer readers a unique insight into this little-understood cultural shift. Half of the chapters investigate the manner in which the church and its attendant civil authorities defined and proscribed heresy, whilst the other half focus on the means by which early modern writers sought to supersede such definition and proscription. The result of these investigations is a multifaceted historical account of the construction and serial reconstruction of one of the key categories of European theological, juristic and political thought. The contributors explore the role of nationalism and linguistic identity in constructions of heresy, its analogies with treason and madness, the role of class and status in the responses to heresy. In doing so they provide fascinating insights into the roots of the historicization of heresy and the role of this historicization in the emergence of religious pluralism.
Author : R. I. Moore
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674065379
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The War on Heresy written by R. I. Moore and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the most portentous events in medieval history—the Cathar crusade, the persecution and mass burnings of heretics, the papal inquisition—fall between 1000 and 1250, when the Catholic Church confronted the threat of heresy with force. Moore’s narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of elites who waged war on heresy for political gain.
Author : Spencer Burke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 078799782X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)
Download or read book A Heretic's Guide to Eternity written by Spencer Burke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguishing between religion and spirituality, Burke offers what he calls a new way of looking at God, one centered on the idea of grace. He emphasizes a God who is looking to save the world, not a God who seems more intent on condemning certain practices . . . . For Burke, God is to be questioned, not simply obeyed. His challenging thesis will appeal to many people today who have given up on organized religion but still seek some connection to spirituality.
Author : David Child-Dennis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473157548
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (575 download)
Download or read book Heresy written by David Child-Dennis and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Justin S. Holcomb
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310515084
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Know the Heretics written by Justin S. Holcomb and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a lot of talk about heresy these days. The frequency and volume of accusations suggest that some Christians have lost a sense of the gravity of the word. On the other hand, many believers have little to no familiarity with orthodox doctrine or the historic distortions of it. What’s needed is a strong dose of humility and restraint, and also a clear and informed definition of orthodoxy and heresy. Know the Heretics provides an accessible “travel guide” to the most significant heresies throughout Christian history. As a part of the KNOW series, it is designed for personal study or classroom use, but also for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to more deeply understand the foundations of the faith. Each chapter covers a key statement of faith and includes a discussion of its historical context; a simple explanation of the unorthodox teaching, the orthodox response and a key defender; reflections of contemporary relevance; and discussion questions.
Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Heretics written by G. K. Chesterton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Heretics" by G. K. Chesterton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Alister McGrath
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061998990
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)
Download or read book Heresy written by Alister McGrath and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the Church must defend the truth. Our ongoing fascination with alternative Christianities is on 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. Now, in a timely corrective to this trend, renowned church historian Alister McGrath examines the history of subversive ideas, overturning common misconceptions that heresy is somehow more spiritual or liberating than traditional dogma. In so doing, he presents a powerful, compassionate orthodoxy that will equip the church to meet the challenge from renewed forms of heresy today.
Author : G. R. Evans
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0631235256
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (312 download)
Download or read book A Brief History of Heresy written by G. R. Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-12-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The 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, A Brief History of Heresy is enlivened throughout with fascinating examples of individuals and movements. A short, accessible history of heresy. Spans the last two millennia, from the Gnostics through to modern sects. Considers heresy in relation to ecclesial separatism, doctrinal disagreement, church order, and basic metaphysics. Enlivened with intriguing examples of individuals and movements. Written by a leading academic in the field of Religious History.
Author : Michael Frassetto
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047409485
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Heresy and the Persecuting Society in the Middle Ages written by Michael Frassetto and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book provide new insights into the history of heresy and the formation of the persecuting society in the Middle Ages and explores the shifting understanding of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in medieval and modern times.
Author : John Christian Laursen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780754654285
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (542 download)
Download or read book Heresy in Transition written by John Christian Laursen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of heresy is deeply rooted in Christian European culture. The palpable increase in incidences of heresy in the Middle Ages may be said to directly relate to the Christianity's attempts to define orthodoxy and establish conformity at its centre, resulting in the sometimes forceful elimination of Christian sects. In the transition from medieval to early modern times, however, the perception of heresy underwent a profound transformation, ultimately leading to its decriminalization and the emergence of a pluralistic religious outlook. The essays in this volume offer readers a unique insight into this little-understood cultural shift. Half of the chapters investigate the manner in which the church and its attendant civil authorities defined and proscribed heresy, whilst the other half focus on the means by which early modern writers sought to supersede such definition and proscription. The result of these investigations is a multifaceted historical account of the construction and serial reconstruction of one of the key categories of European theological, juristic and political thought. The contributors explore the role of nationalism and linguistic identity in constructions of heresy, its analogies with treason and madness, the role of class and status in the responses to heresy. In doing so they provide fascinating insights into the roots of the historicization of heresy and the role of this historicization in the emergence of religious pluralism.
Author : G. R. Evans
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047077682X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)
Download or read book A Brief History of Heresy written by G. R. Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The 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, A Brief History of Heresy is enlivened throughout with fascinating examples of individuals and movements. A short, accessible history of heresy. Spans the last two millennia, from the Gnostics through to modern sects. Considers heresy in relation to ecclesial separatism, doctrinal disagreement, church order, and basic metaphysics. Enlivened with intriguing examples of individuals and movements. Written by a leading academic in the field of Religious History.
Author : Ruth J. Nicholls
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527557480
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Insights into Sufism written by Ruth J. Nicholls and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufism has long constituted one of the most powerful drawcards to people embracing Islam. This book considers a broad range of questions relating to Sufism, including its history, manifestations in various countries and communities, its expression in poetry, women and Sufism, and expressions among popular spirituality. In addition, the volume challenges the long-held view of Sufism as being necessarily peaceful, through a consideration in one paper of Sufis engaging in violent Jihad. The book works at the interface between the scholarly and the practical, using rigorous methodology to ensure that its findings are reliable, while also giving attention to how Sufi thinking impacts the daily lives of Sufis. This represents an original and important dimension of this study, given the significant role played by Sufis throughout Islamic history in enriching discussion of intellectual and charismatic questions, as well as informing popular practice among “Folk” Muslims.
Author : Charles Bradlaugh
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Heresy: Its Utility And Morality. A Plea And A Justification written by Charles Bradlaugh and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Heresy: Its Utility And Morality. A Plea And A Justification," Charles Bradlaugh presents a thought-provoking exploration of heresy and its impact on society. With eloquence and intellectual rigor, Bradlaugh delves into the historical context and social consequences of heretical ideas, challenging prevailing norms and advocating for the value of free thought and dissent. This thought-provoking work invites readers to critically reflect on the boundaries of orthodoxy and the necessity of intellectual diversity in a progressive society.
Author : Jonathan Wright
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547548893
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Heretics written by Jonathan Wright and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively examination of the heretics who helped Christianity become the world’s most powerful religion. From Arius, a fourth-century Libyan cleric who doubted the very divinity of Christ, to more successful heretics like Martin Luther and John Calvin, this book charts the history of dissent in the Christian Church. As the author traces the Church’s attempts at enforcing orthodoxy, from the days of Constantine to the modern Catholic Church’s lingering conflicts, he argues that heresy—by forcing the Church to continually refine and impose its beliefs—actually helped Christianity to blossom into one of the world’s most formidable religions. Today, all believers owe it to themselves to grapple with the questions raised by heresy. Can you be a Christian without denouncing heretics? Is it possible that new ideas challenging Church doctrine are destined to become as popular as Luther’s once-outrageous suggestions of clerical marriage and a priesthood of all believers? A delightfully readable and deeply learned new history, Heretics overturns our assumptions about the role of heresy in a faith that still shapes the world. “Wright emphasizes the ‘extraordinarily creative role’ that heresy has played in the evolution of Christianity by helping to ‘define, enliven, and complicate’ it in dialectical fashion. Among the world’s great religions, Christianity has been uniquely rich in dissent, Wright argues—especially in its early days, when there was so little agreement among its adherents that one critic compared them to a marsh full of frogs croaking in discord.” —The New Yorker
Author : Stephen David Ross
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791400067
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book Metaphysical Aporia and Philosophical Heresy written by Stephen David Ross and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Descartes to the present, there has been a call for a new beginning in philosophy. Contemporary continental philosophy and American pragmatism continue to proclaim the end of one philosophic tradition and the beginning of another. The basis for many of these developments is the repudiation of metaphysics. The purpose of this book is to rethink the metaphysical traditions in terms of the continental and pragmatist critiques, rejecting a single view. The major works in the tradition are viewed as heretical. Philosophy has recurrently acknowledged aporia: "moments in the movement of thought in which it finds itself faced with unconquerable obstacles resulting from conflicts in its understanding of its own intelligibility." A chapter is devoted to each of the eight major philosophers and movements in the Western canonical tradition: the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, Leibniz, empiricism, Kant, and Hegel. The last three chapters are devoted to contemporary discussions of the end of metaphysics, including the development of a "local" metaphysics that is able to express its own locality and aporia.
Author : Gregory Erickson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350212768
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Christian Heresy, James Joyce, and the Modernist Literary Imagination written by Gregory Erickson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized by heretical movements and texts from the Gnostic Gospels to The Book of Mormon, this book uses the work of James Joyce – particularly Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake – as a prism to explore how the history of Christian heresy remains part of how we read, write, and think about books today. Erickson argues that the study of classical, medieval, and modern debates over heresy and orthodoxy provide new ways of understanding modernist literature and literary theory. Using Joyce's works as a springboard to explore different perspectives and intersections of 20th century literature and the modern literary and religious imagination, this book gives us new insights into how our modern and “secular” reading practices unintentionally reflect how we understand our religious histories.
