About this title: Top ten theologians, all practising Christians, tackle ten ancient heresies and show why the contemporary Church still needs to know about them. Christians need to remember what these great early heresies were and why they were ruled out, or else risk falling prey to their modern day manifestations. The book contains key scriptural passages relevant to each heresy, a glossary of terms, and summaries of historical Church documents in which these heresies were defined and outlawed.
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Publisher: Hendrickson Pub
Date Published: 2008-09-01
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Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Date Published: 2008
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Publisher: SPCK PUBLISHING Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780281058433ISBN:0281058431
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 160 pages. Anyone could be a christian, but a christian could not believe simply anything. here, twelve top theologians, all practising christians, tackle ancient heresies and show why the contemporary church needs to know about them. they argue that heresies are never finally defeated but always continue in some form or other as live options for belief. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Spck Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780281058433ISBN:0281058431
Description: New. Anyone could be a Christian, but a Christian could not believe simply anything. Here, twelve top theologians, all practising Christians, tackle ancient heresies and show why the contemporary Church needs to know about them. They argue that heresies ar... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hendrickson Pub
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781598560138ISBN:1598560131
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Spck Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780281058433ISBN:0281058431
Description: New. Anyone could be a Christian, but a Christian could not believe simply anything. Here, twelve top theologians, all practising Christians, tackle ancient heresies and show why the contemporary Church needs to know about them. They argue that heresies ar... read more
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"Mildly informative. Each chapter in the book is written by a different contributor. While the fresh perspectives (though in general concurrence with each other) is nice, the book doesn't accomplish all that it could if it were written by one author. Each chapter contained its own introduction - not just to the topic, but to the author's stance on the general topic of heresy. Many chapters covered the specific heresy only tangentially, instead focusing on the soapbox du jour of the contributor, using the actual topic as a foil for their somewhat related points. That said, the concept of the book was good - it just needs to be re-done."
"This book is a great introduction to, as the subtitle states, why it matters what Christians believe. The authors do not just give dry theology, but rather illustrate how these theological questions play over into practical matters of salvation, community and discipleship.
The first half of the book focuses on the person of Christ, beginning with chapters on heresies that state Christ is not fully God (Arianism), Christ is not fully human (Docetism), Christ is not one person but is split in divine and human (Nestorianism), Christ's divine nature overwhelms his human so he only has a divine nature (Eutychianism). Each of these four heresies came up almost chronologically in the early church and orthodoxy held fast that Christ is fully God and fully man, that he is one person with a divine and a human nature that are not separated but not joined. Orthodoxy is vital here for the simple fact that Christ is the center of our salvation and each of these errors takes away something from that salvation: if Christ is not human he cannot save humans, if he is not God he cannot reconcile us to God.
The fifth chapter was one of my favorites, asking whether Jesus is the Son of God by nature (eternally, always) or by adoption (at some point in his earthy life he became divine). This issue at first glance, like many, seems inconsequential, but the author shows that it directly ties into our relationship with God. The fact that Jesus Christ is the Son of God by nature makes it easier for us to understand that we are adopted into God's family through Christ. Jesus is, in his entire life and death and resurrection, God's gift for the world.
The final chapter in the first part seemed to demonstrate the wall we run up against in our theology. I had never heard of the heresy that states Jesus suffered in his divine nature. The author argues that Jesus suffered instead in his whole person but only in his human nature, for the divine nature is impassible and incapable of suffering. Yet it seems this is splitting hairs because just as the author says that those who say the divine nature suffers in Christ is to commit one heresy (to blend the divine and human nature too close) so the response could be that to argue only the human nature suffers is to separate them two natures too far (Nestorianism above). This chapter is interesting for I had never really heard of this heresy before, though it seems popular today. But I don't know if I would call it a heresy simply for the fact that to go too far in arguing against it is to commit a heresy in the other direction. The author says that those who commit this heresy eliminate the mystery of God, but again, in opposing it they also eliminate the mystery. It seems more consistent to say Christ suffered as a whole person, in his human and divine natures, somehow, beyond our comprehension.
The second part focuses on heresies of Christian living. Most of these chapters are great: can Christians get rid of the Old Testament (Marcionism); must Christian pastors be perfect (Donatism); can people be saved by secret knowledge (Gnosticism). Also very interesting is the heresy that in some Christians the human will is replaced by the divine will - I had never heard of this before.
This section also has the worst chapter, the one on whether Christians can be saved by their own efforts (Pelagianism). The problem is the author does not really write about the debates between Pelagius and Augustine, he writes more on Dr. Phil! It was disappointing because this is a very interesting theological discussion, as well as a vital point on the work of grace.
Finally, the book closes with a chapter on the importance of being orthodox, and with warnings about defending orthodoxy in the wrong way.
Overall, this is a great and helpful book for anyone, especially pastors and others who want a tool to approach these heavy theological issues."
"If you are interested in a quick, easy read that describes the early heresies of the early church, this is the book for you. What I truly appreciated was how the book showed the heresies of the early church are still among us today. Although this is an easy read, it is well written and provides excellent detail that makes you want to seek more about these issues."
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