The Cruelty of Heresy: An Affirmation of Christian Orthodoxy
By Midas / August 23, 2013 / 2 Comments / Affirmations
Ancient heresies have modern expressions that influence our churches and culture, creating cruel dilemmas for today’s Christian in the form of error, sin, and various distortions on orthodox faith. In Cruelty of Heresy, Bishop Allison captures the drama and relevance of the Councils of the fourth and fifth centuries and shows how the remarkable achievements of these early struggles provide valuable guidelines for believers today.
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A Critical Book For Modern Christians If you are a parent who has ever watched the painful consequences of wrong thinking in your children, you will immediately recognize the value of this book. While this concisely written book is historically accurate and highly beneficial as an introductory work on ancient heresies, it is profoundly valuable for its actual intended purposes: (1) to highlight the fact that heretical opinions are cruel to those who hold them, and (2) to alert and warn the reader that ancient heresies have a way of…
The Cruelty of Heresy It is not anticipated that the readers will have much familiarity with terms like “Monophysite” and “Eutychian”. Furthermore, the expectation is that readers will be under the influence of the media and popular culture and therefore inclined to view orthodoxy as boring and heresy as exciting.