Heresy a history of defending the truth. - McGrath, Alister E. 1953- (New York HarperOne, 2009)
Introduction: Our love affair with heresy -- 1. Faith, creeds, and the Christian Gospel -- 2. The origins of the idea of heresy -- 3. Diversity : the background to early heresy -- 4. The early development of heresy -- 5. Is there an "essence of heresy"? -- 6. Early classic heresies : Ebionitism, Docetism, Valentinism -- 7. Later classic heresies : Arianism, Donatism, Pelagianism -- 8. Cultural and intellectual motivations for heresy -- 9. Orthodoxy, heresy, and power -- 10. Heresy and the Islamic view of Christianity -- Conclusion: The future of heresy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Apologetics; Christian heresies; 273 <09> -- Schisma's. Ketterijen--Geschiedenis van ..