| Heresy Contributor(s): McGrath, Alister (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061998990 ISBN-13: 9780061998997 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - Apologetics - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 273 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: Why the Church must defend the truth. Our ongoing fascination with alternative Christianities is ondisplay every time a never-before-seen gospel text is revealed, an archaeological discovery about Jesus makes front-page news, or anew work of fiction challenges the very foundations of the church.Now, in a timely corrective to this trend, renowned church historianAlister McGrath examines the history of subversive ideas, overturningcommon misconceptions that heresy is somehow more spiritual orliberating than traditional dogma. In so doing, he presents a powerful, compassionate orthodoxy that will equip the church to meet thechallenge from renewed forms of heresy today. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGrath, Alister: - Alister E. McGrath is a historian, biochemist, and Christian theologian born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A longtime professor at Oxford University, he now holds the chair in theology, ministry, and education at the University of London. He is the author of several books on theology and history, including Christianity's Dangerous Idea, In the Beginning, and The Twilight of Atheism. He lives in Oxford, England, and lectures regularly in the United States. |