{"product_id":"9780631235262","title":"A Brief History of Heresy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Brief History of Heresy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eG. R. Evans\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631235262\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379879211148,"sku":"9780631235262","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631235262_8f18ff9b-b8b2-44aa-bfab-a0136e2cb00f.jpg?v=1780160708","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631235262","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}