In search of a missing link: The Bogomils and Zoroastrianism
Both Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism are dualist relig- ions. Implicit in the beliefs held true by these religions is the notion of co-equal and co-eternal principles. Implicit in this notion is the belief that both good and evil exist and are acted upon from the very beginning.
Retroactive Heresy: The influence of early Christian heresies on the identification and reaction to heretical sects
The medieval Church viewed itself as Defender of the Faith, the destroyer of the unbelievers, the wrong believers. These heretics were to be reviled and feared as perverters of God’s word. The perverters of orthodoxy were, ultimately, not to be distinguished from one another, but rather known by catchphrases.
Wellsprings of Heresy: Monks, Myth and Making Manichaeans in Orleans and Aquitaine
The execution of a number of clerics at Orléans in 1022 is viewed as a watershed moment in the history of heresy in the West.
Time and Eternity in Saint Augustine
Time and Eternity in Saint Augustine Costa, Marcos Roberto Nunes Mirabilia 11, Tempo e Eternidade na Idade Média, Jun-Dez (2010) Abstract Every Augustinian disputation regarding…
THE ELEVATION OF THE HOST: A REACTION TO TWELFTH CENTURY HERESY
THE ELEVATION OF THE HOST: A REACTION TO TWELFTH CENTURY HERESY GRANT, S.J., GERARD G. (St. Mary’s College, Kansas) Theological Studies Vol.1 (1940) Abstract…