The Changing Construction of Doctrinal Dissent:Heresy in Early Christian Times

In the IInd century the Christian concept of heresy (denoting Christians opponents and / or doctrinal deviance) was meant to emphasize the claim of Christian philosophy to be unique and unitary and therefore superior to pagan philosophies. The concept of `heresy´ denounced Christian diversity as ill...

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Main Author:	Lohr Winrich
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2014-08-01
Series:	Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология
Subjects:	the church needed the support of the state in order to impose its orthodoxy: An elaborate anti-heretical legislation was developed and codiﬁed in the Codex Theodosianus and the Codex Justinianus. However the anti-heretical legislation was anything but systematic it was the product of circumstances often reacted to very speciﬁc situations and local initiatives and its scope was often geographically limited. Its eﬀectiveness is diﬃcult to assess; with its vituperative and sometimes violent language it aimed at intimidation and conversion. The Christian concept of `heresy´ was a novelty as a legal term. However emperor Aurelian emperor Theodosius I Codex Theodosianus heresy councils synods Eunomians Paul of Samosata Photinus of Sirmium philosophy Serapion of Antioch Sozomen
Online Access:	http://periodical.pstgu.ru/en/pdf/article/2653
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The Changing Construction of Doctrinal Dissent:Heresy in Early Christian Times

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