a history of defending the truth McGrath, Alister E. 1953- creator text bibliography nyu New York HarperOne c2009 2009 monographic eng

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vi, 282 p. ; hbk ; 24 cm. Our 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. Alister McGrath. Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-270) and index. Christian heresies Apologetics 273/MAC 9780060822149 : 0060822147 2009004883 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009004883-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009004883-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009004883-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009004883-d.html DLC 090205 20130607155540.0 15612909