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A Brief History of Heresy (Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion) by G. R. Evans is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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This 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. The 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 t
Who reads A Brief History of Heresy (Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion)?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- G. R. Evans
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780470776827
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Christian, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-16
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