01545cam a2200265 a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000200009302000150011303500240012804000390015208200120019110000320020324500670023526000350030230000320033750400660036950506060043565000240104165000170106585601060108285600910118815612909AU-EpEBC20130607155540.0090205s2009    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a  2009004883  a9780060822149 :  a0060822147  a(OCoLC)ocn305416317  aDLCcDLCdYDXdVP@dABGdDLCdNEMB00a273/MAC1 aMcGrath, Alister E.,d1953-10aHeresy :ba history of defending the truth /cAlister McGrath.  aNew York :bHarperOne,cc2009.  avi, 282 p. ;bhbk ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-270) and index.0 aOur love affair with heresy -- What is heresy? Faith, creeds, and the Christian Gospel ; The origins of the idea of heresy -- The roots of heresy. Diversity : the background of early heresy ; The early development of heresy ; Is there an "essence" of heresy? -- The classic heresies of Christianity. Early classic heresies : Ebionitism, Docetism, Valentinism ; Later classic heresies : Arianism, Donatism, Pelagianism -- The enduring impact of heresy. Cultural and intellectual motivations for heresy ; Orthodoxy, heresy, and power ; Heresy and the Islamic view of Christianity ; The future of heresy. 0aChristian heresies. 0aApologetics.423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009004883-b.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009004883-d.html