Heresy : a history of defending the truth /: a history of defending the truth. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alister McGrath.
• Other Names: McGrath, Alister E, 1953-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Pymble, NSW New York, N.Y : HarperCollins e-books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 273; Christian heresies; Apologetics; RELIGION -- General; Apologetics; Christian heresies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780061959523; 0061959529
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.