Heresies

[I can eat 50 eggs]

Does anyone know of a list of denounced heresies could be found?

Short of that, what have been some of the larger ones through the ages, and what were they all about?

 

[Wolseley]

The following two books are excellent:

The Encyclopedia of Heresies and Heretics; Chas S. Clifton. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1992. ISBN:0-7607-0823-1.

Dissent From the Creed; Richard M. Hogan. Huntington, IN: OSV Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 0-87973-408-6.

 

[pax]

This website has a list of some of the bigger ones and a description of each:

http://www.catholic.com/library/great_heresies.asp

 

[seebs]

And remember, if your first thought is that the book of heresies you have reads more like a mail-order catalogue than like a scholarly work, you probably ought to stop reading.

"Gnosticism. This charming belief system, suitable to people with a penchant for strong dualisms, was especially popular around the second century in eastern Europe and parts of Asia. People who embraced Gnostiscism may have also liked Zoro..."

Oh, never mind.

 

[dignitized]

http://www.endofman.com/False_Religion/historyofheresies.htm

The above link is wonderful especially since the author belonged to the best religious order by far

 

[dignitized]

MIND YOU - I'm not endorcing the website on which the link is found . . . they are rather reactionary.